1958 Map of Gold Mine

About this map

Strip mines and gravel pits dot this landscape, marking an era of intensive extraction along the winding waters of the West Branch Buttahatchee River and Little New River. The map captures a moment of infrastructure growth, with several roads marked as under construction cutting through the terrain towards the William B. Bankhead National Forest boundary. Small rural communities like Gold Mine and Sunny Home are anchored by local landmarks including Rosebud Ch and Bethel Ch. Genealogists will find several family-named burial sites such as Haley Cem and Halcomb Cem, which provide clues to the early settlement patterns of this coal and timber region where the borders of Marion, Winston, and Walker counties converge.