1967 Map of Weston

About this map

The Old Indian Treaty Boundary slices diagonally across this portion of Marion County, marking a fundamental division in the 19th-century settlement of Alabama. This 1967 survey, with revisions from the early 1980s, reveals a landscape defined by small rural communities like Weston, Barnesville, and Boardtree. The abundance of local family names on landmarks, such as Nix Chapel Cem and Taylor Cem, suggests a deeply rooted genealogical history. Education and faith are central to the map's geography, anchored by the Gravel Springs Sch and numerous country churches including Happy Hill Ch and Bethlehem Ch. The terrain is drained by a network of small waterways including Hurricane Creek and Reese Branch, while numerous labels for Gravel Pit indicate the local extractive industry that helped shape the modern road network.