1935 Map of Pleasant Site

About this map

The community of Pogo and the rural crossroads of Pleasant Site Ch anchor this mid-1930s landscape along the border of Colbert and Franklin Counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of creek branches and timbered ridges, where small settlements grew around local institutions. Cultural life is clearly mapped through the distribution of landmarks like Harmony Ch and the remote New Smyrna Sch, which served as both an educational and social hub for the surrounding valley residents. The presence of family-linked sites such as Bolton Cem and Patterson Cem provides essential spatial data for genealogical research in this pocket of North Alabama. This survey, compiled from aerial photographs, captures the settlement patterns of a traditional agricultural and woodland economy before the modernization of the Tennessee Valley reached its full stride.