1947 Map of Grant

About this map

Gunters Mountain and the surrounding river bottomlands define the geography of this northern Alabama landscape, where the Paint Rock River winds between steep ridges and wide agricultural basins. The map illustrates a rural society organized around family-named points and natural crossings, with several fords including Hellum Ford, Maple Ford, and Fishtrap Ford providing transit across the river's path. Settlements like Grant and Poplar Ridge are anchored by local institutions such as Bethel Ch and Rockdale Ch. The presence of the Old Cherokee School Lands Road points to early land divisions and educational history in the region. Genealogists will find a wealth of family history in the many burial grounds scattered across the terrain, from Whittaker Cem and Humpton Cem in the valley to Kirkland Cem on the slopes of Grassy Mountain.