1967 Map of Gaylesville

About this map

Gaylesville serves as the focal point for this survey of northeast Alabama, situated just above the headwaters of the Weiss Reservoir. The landscape is defined by the steep ridges of Shinbone Ridge and Bogan Mountain, which hem in the productive agricultural land of Broomtown Valley. Along the banks of the Chattooga River, the map documents a dense network of country churches and rural schools that anchored these communities in the mid-1960s, including Flint Hill Ch, Oak Bowery Ch, and the Rinehart Jr High Sch near Mt Zion Ch.