1959 Map of Irondale

About this map

The ridge-and-valley topography of Jefferson County is prominently displayed as the post-war suburbs of Birmingham push into the surrounding highlands. This era captures the dense suburbanization of Roebuck, Huffman, and Center Point while significant industrial and transportation corridors remain active in the valleys. The Birmingham Municipal Airport and the adjacent Air National Guard facility occupy the flatlands of Opossum Valley, while the Southern Railway and Seaboard Air Line Railroad traverse the gaps between Red Mountain and Shades Mountain. Genealogists will find numerous local landmarks, including the St Thomas Home on the Hill Sch and several historic burial grounds such as East Lake Cemetery and Bush Cemetery. The landscape is a mix of developing residential tracts like Berkley Hills and Cloverdale alongside natural features like Fivemile Creek and the Cahaba River on the southeastern edge of the survey.