1972 Map of Gainestown

About this map

Gainestown sits along the northern bank of a deep bend in the Alabama River, serving as a focal point for this rural landscape in the early 1970s. The map documents a river-dependent geography defined by critical river access points such as Gainestown Landing and Eureka Landing. A notable historical marker, the Old Indian Treaty Bdy, cuts across the northwestern corner of the quadrangle, reflecting older territorial divisions that preceded the modern county lines of Clarke and Monroe counties. The settlement pattern is sparse, with small communities like Barlow Bend and Grove Hill connected by winding creeks like Sizemore Creek and Nixon Creek. Local social centers are marked by numerous churches and burial sites, including Rogers Temple, Antioch Ch, and the Good Hope Ch Cem, which remain vital for genealogical research in this part of southwest Alabama.