2021 Map of Sunlight

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Lewis Smith Lake and the dense creek networks of northern Walker County define this landscape, where the southern reaches of the William B. Bankhead National Forest meet small rural settlements. Small communities like Curry, Sunlight, and Marylee are connected by a web of local roads such as Old Duncan Bridge Rd and Drummond Rd, reflecting a pattern of upland settlement above the winding valleys of Blackwater Creek and Tubbs Br. For family historians, the map is remarkably detailed in its documentation of local burial grounds, including the Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cem, Blooming Grove Cem, and several family-named sites like Tingle Cem and Aaron Cem. The terrain is deeply dissected by numerous watercourses, from Raccoon Br in the north to the Little Blackwater Cr in the southeast, showing the intricate drainage patterns that have shaped land use and road placement in this part of Alabama.