2014 Map of Oakman

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Oakman and its surrounding coal-country settlements define this portion of the Walker and Fayette County line. The landscape is deeply incised by drainages like Wolf Creek and Cane Cr, creating a series of prominent high points and gaps such as Gaines Hill, Key Hill, and Low Gap. Named hollows like Birmingham Hollow and New England Hollow suggest early 20th-century mining communities or family homesteads that followed the contours of the Alabama terrain. Smaller rural centers and junctions, including Coal Valley, West Corona, and Stephenson Crossing, are scattered along the rail and road corridors of Al-18 and Al-69. Genealogists will find a significant concentration of burial sites, from the larger Oakman Cem to smaller family or community plots like Infant Hill Cem, Key Cem, and New Salem Cem, providing a precise record of the area's social geography during the early 21st century.