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1960 Map of Grayson

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Grayson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Grayson sits as a lonely settlement within the expansive woodland managed as the William B Bankhead National Forest. This 1960s-era geography, updated with mid-1970s revisions, reveals a landscape defined by forestry and conservation, where the Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area overlaps with rugged creek valleys. The settlement at Grayson is notably self-contained, featuring a swimming pool, an Incinerator, and the uniquely named Church of the Forest.

A network of specialized roads, including the Pine Torch Motorway and Bunyan Hill Restricted Road, provides access to several family cemeteries and high points like the Central Lookout Tower. The drainage patterns of the Sipsey Fork and Brushy Creek illustrate the deeply dissected terrain of the Lawrence and Winston County line, offering a detailed look at the rural infrastructure of the mid-twentieth century.