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1969 Map of Graham

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Graham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Little Tallapoosa River winds through this rural borderland where Alabama meets Georgia, defining the landscape for the small communities of Graham and Ephesus. In the late 1960s, this area remained deeply rooted in its local institutions, evidenced by the high density of country churches and family burial grounds scattered throughout the hills. Religious life is particularly well-documented with landmarks like Bethlehem-Camp Ground Ch, Shiloh Ch, and the Old Shiloh Church.

River crossings such as Coles Bridge and Thompson Bridge provided vital connections between the rolling ridges of Cleburne and Randolph counties. The map captures a transition in local geography where small settlements like Sewell and the curiously named New Mexico were connected by a network of unimproved roads and small creeks, including Shoal Creek and Knight Branch. For genealogists, the inclusion of specific cemeteries like Bethena Ch Cem and Buchanan Memorial Cem provides precise locations for ancestral research in this quiet corner of the South.