2020 Map of Emelle

About this map

Emelle and the surrounding timberlands of Sumter County are defined by an intricate network of creeks and family-named landmarks near the Mississippi border. This region is a study in rural Alabama settlement patterns, where small communities like Sledge and Hamner serve as focal points for a landscape carved by the Sanusi Cr and Little Sanusi Cr drainage systems. The map reveals a high density of small family or community burial grounds, including Boney Cem, Hutchenson Cem, and Old Side Cem, providing significant geographical anchors for genealogists and local historians. North of C E Boyd Lake, the terrain is marked by a grid of rural routes such as Hammer Sumterville Rd and Looksookolo Rd, which connect the scattered homesteads and agricultural plots that have sustained this corner of the state for generations.