2018 Map of Roanoke East

About this map

Roanoke serves as the focal point for this Alabama-Georgia borderlands survey, where the rolling hills of Randolph County meet the state line. The landscape is defined by a dense network of creeks, including Wehadkee Cr and its tributaries, which flow through a region marked by agricultural crossroads like Taylors Crossroads and White Crossroads. This area preserves several family and community burial grounds, such as the Old Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cem and Booger Hill Cem, providing a direct link to the region's early rural heritage. The mapping reveals a transition from the municipal development surrounding the Roanoke Municipal Airport to the east, where the terrain descends toward High Shoals Falls and the settlement of Rock Mills, illustrating the persistent rural character of the Piedmont upland at the turn of the 21st century.