1948 Map of Guntersville

About this map

The town of Guntersville sits prominently along the southern banks of Guntersville Lake, where the landscape is defined by the significant rise of Negro Mountain and Sand Mountain. This 1948 survey, updated with 1980s data, reveals a community shaped by both modern water management and much older historical markers, such as the Old Cherokee Boundary running through the western hills. The peninsula shows dense development in Southtown and Mill Village, while the surrounding terrain is etched with numerous hollows like Davidson Hollow and Lindsey Hollow. Along the southern reaches, the Tennessee Valley Divide marks the watershed boundary, dotted with family-named landmarks and rural congregations like Bond Chapel and Mt Olive Ch. The infrastructure reflects the area's mid-century growth, featuring the Lurleen Wallace Memorial Pkwy and the Seaboard System railroad tracks winding through the valley.