1975 Map of Graham

About this map

Little Tallapoosa River meanders through the heart of this East Alabama and West Georgia borderland, defining a landscape of agricultural clearings and dense timber in the mid-1970s. This orthophotoquad provides a clear visual record of the rural settlement patterns around Graham and the community of Ephesus to the southeast. Unlike traditional line-drawn maps, this aerial perspective captures the exact footprint of farmsteads, winding country lanes, and the varied terrain as it existed when the imagery was captured in late 1975. The settlement of New Mexico sits in the northeast corner of the sheet, illustrating the small, decentralized hubs that characterized this region's rural economy. Researchers can see the precise relationship between the river drainage and the upland fields, offering a unique look at land use before modern development altered these traditional property boundaries.