1975 Map of Plantersville SE

About this map

Walkers Lake stands as the primary named landmark on this orthophotoquad covering the rural landscape of Autauga County. Produced from aerial photography taken in the mid-1970s, the imagery reveals a complex arrangement of timber tracts, cleared agricultural fields, and a dense network of country roads. The varying textures of the forest canopy and the stark geometric lines of cleared land indicate an active timber and farming economy during this era. Unlike traditional topographic maps, this orthophoto provides a direct visual record of the land surface, showing the exact footprint of small farmsteads and the meandering paths of unnamed tributaries. It is a precise documentation of Alabama's central woodland and farm country before more modern development patterns or large-scale changes in land use altered the local geography.