2024 Map of Thomaston West

About this map

The lowlands of eastern Marengo County define this landscape, where the Chickasaw Bogue and its many tributaries, such as Powell Creek and Dry Creek, carve through the terrain. The settlement pattern is characterized by small rural communities and named crossroads, including the interestingly named Half Chance and Hugo. For family historians, the sheet is exceptionally dense with burial sites, preserving the locations of the Quinney Family Cem, Saint Mathews Cem, and Cades Chapel Cem, among others. In the northeastern corner, the town of Dayton sits near the headwaters of Dayton Branch, while Thomaston occupies the eastern edge. The map captures the persistence of traditional land divisions, showing the grid of section lines and range boundaries that have organized this part of the Alabama Black Belt for generations, even as modern routes like AL Highway 28 and AL Highway 25 now connect these historic centers.