1975 Map of Oxford

About this map

Anniston and the community of Trinity anchor the northwestern portion of this mid-1970s orthophotoquad, which captures the transition between expanding urban development and the dense, ridged forest land of eastern Alabama. Produced by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, this map uses aerial photography from December 1975 to document the landscape with photographic precision. The winding course of Choccolocco Creek carves through the central valley, providing a clear visual contrast between the agricultural clearings of the lowlands and the dark, textured canopy of the surrounding hills. This specific edition is particularly useful for researchers studying the intersection of transportation infrastructure and natural topography, as it preserves the exact footprint of early-seventies residential and industrial growth before later decades of further expansion altered these valley corridors.