
Shady Grove and the surrounding woodlands of Clay County are captured in this mid-1970s orthophotograph, providing a unique aerial perspective of the rural Alabama landscape. Unlike traditional line-and-symbol maps, this survey uses direct imagery to show the actual footprint of clearings, farmsteads, and timber tracts during a period of steady agricultural and forestry use. The small settlement of Midway appears in the southern portion of the sheet, connected by winding country roads that follow the natural topography of the ridges. To the east, the clearing of Brownsville stands out against the dense forest cover. This specific format was produced by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, making it a valuable tool for understanding land use patterns and field boundaries as they existed nearly fifty years ago.
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1969 Cheaha Mountain
Clay County, AL

1969 Clairmont Springs
Clay County, AL

1969 Gibsonville
Clay County, AL

1969 Lineville West
Clay County, AL

1969 Mellow Valley
Clay County, AL

1970 Lineville East
Clay County, AL

1975 Cheaha Mountain
Clay County, AL

1975 Goodwater NE
Clay County, AL

1987 Bulls Gap
Clay County, AL

2001 Bulls Gap
Clay County, AL

2001 Cheaha Mountain
Clay County, AL

2001 Clairmont Springs
Clay County, AL
2011 Bulls Gap
Clay County, AL
2011 Cheaha Mountain
Clay County, AL
2011 Clairmont Springs
Clay County, AL
2011 Gibsonville
Clay County, AL
2011 Lineville East
Clay County, AL
2011 Lineville West
Clay County, AL
2011 Mellow Valley
Clay County, AL
2014 Bulls Gap
Clay County, AL
2014 Cheaha Mountain
Clay County, AL
2014 Clairmont Springs
Clay County, AL
2014 Gibsonville
Clay County, AL
2014 Lineville East
Clay County, AL
2014 Lineville West
Clay County, AL
2014 Mellow Valley
Clay County, AL
2018 Bulls Gap
Clay County, AL
2018 Cheaha Mountain
Clay County, AL
2018 Clairmont Springs
Clay County, AL
2018 Gibsonville
Clay County, AL
2018 Lineville East
Clay County, AL
2018 Lineville West
Clay County, AL
2018 Mellow Valley
Clay County, AL
2020 Gibsonville
Clay County, AL
2020 Lineville East
Clay County, AL
2020 Mellow Valley
Clay County, AL
2021 Bulls Gap
Clay County, AL
2021 Cheaha Mountain
Clay County, AL
2021 Clairmont Springs
Clay County, AL
2021 Lineville West
Clay County, AL

2024 Bulls Gap
Clay County, AL

2024 Cheaha Mountain
Clay County, AL

2024 Clairmont Springs
Clay County, AL

2024 Gibsonville
Clay County, AL

2024 Lineville East
Clay County, AL

2024 Lineville West
Clay County, AL

2024 Mellow Valley
Clay County, AL