1975 Map of Heflin

About this map

Cleburne County terrain is captured here through a 1975 orthophotograph, providing a detailed visual record of the land surface before significant modern development. The imagery emphasizes the complex ridge-and-valley topography characteristic of this part of Alabama, where wooded slopes and cleared bottomlands define the local geography. In the eastern portion of the sheet, the settlement of Edwardsville is clearly visible, showing the cluster of buildings and road intersections that formed the community's core at the time. This specific type of survey, produced in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, uses photographic data to reveal land use patterns, from timbered highlands to small agricultural clearings that might be missed on a traditional line-drawn topographic map.