2018 Map of Fort Payne

About this map

Shinbone Ridge and Big Ridge frame the corridor where Fort Payne sits along the Norfolk Southern railroad line. This late-2010s survey illustrates a landscape where industrial infrastructure like Isbell Field and the Big Wills Valley transportation corridor coexist with the beginning of the Little River Canyon National Preserve to the east. The map documents numerous smaller communities and crossroads, including Minvale, Douglas, and Adamsburg, alongside a dense network of family and community burial grounds such as Lankford Cem and Hammack Cem. Topographic features like Castle Rock and the Tennessee Valley Divide define the local drainage patterns for Big Wills Creek and Yellow Creek, while the Flying J Ranch Airport indicates modern aviation use in the valley floor.