2020 Map of Ethelsville

About this map

Ethelsville and the surrounding rural communities of Macedonia and Stafford anchor this Pickens County landscape, defined by a dense network of country roads and small family cemeteries. The terrain is deeply incised by drainages like Magby Creek and Burdine Creek, which create a complex pattern of ridges where long-standing homesteads and churches are situated. Numerous historic burial sites, such as Forest Church Cemetery, Providence Cemetery, and the Old El Bethel Cemetery, are scattered throughout the quadrangle, serving as vital markers for local genealogical research. In the southeastern corner, the settlement of McShan and the nearby Delma area show the continued importance of regional connectors like the corridor between Ethelsville and the neighboring hills. The map captures a high level of detail for rural road systems, including Bains Road and County Road 34, tracing the way these routes follow the natural topography of the Alabama-Mississippi borderlands.