1966 Map of Tallapoosa North

About this map

The Tallapoosa River winds through the eastern and southern portions of this landscape, its path forming significant bends near the settlement of Poplar Springs. The terrain is marked by a network of rural creek valleys, including Mann Creek and Little Mann Creek, which dictate the placement of local roads and farmsteads. Cultural life in the mid-1960s was centered around numerous small congregations and educational sites, such as the West Haralson Sch, Bethany Ch, and Ebenezer Ch. The western edge of the map follows the jagged border between Alabama and Georgia, crossing into the Talladega National Forest. In this borderland, the transition between Cleburne County and Haralson County is interspersed with family-named water bodies like Spearman Lake and Pope Lake, reflecting a community deeply tied to the land and its many small tributaries.