2020 Map of Fort Payne

About this map

The DeKalb County Courthouse stands as the central landmark of Fort Payne, a city defined by its position between the heights of Big Ridge and the broad Wills Valley. This modern survey illustrates the complex geography of the area, where the Tennessee Valley Divide separates local drainages like Big Wills Creek from the eastern plateaus. To the east, the landscape transitions into the protected wilderness of the Little River Canyon National Preserve, where deep cuts like Yellow Creek and Straight Creek carve through the sandstone.