1971 Map of Garland

About this map

Garland and the surrounding rural communities of Butler and Conecuh Counties are captured here in the early 1970s, defined by the winding course of the Sepulga River and its many tributaries. The area's social fabric is anchored by numerous small country churches and cemeteries, including St John Ch, Belmont No 2 Ch, and Long Creek Temple. The Louisville and Nashville railroad cuts a diagonal line through the northern half of the landscape, bypassing the village of Garland and Mt Olive. High ground in the eastern portion of the map is marked by Odom Crossroads and several family-named landmarks like Sellers Cem. This survey illustrates the persistent agricultural and timber-driven character of the Alabama coastal plain before modern development patterns fully altered the traditional settlement footprints of small hamlets like these.