2020 Map of Wiley

About this map

Sandtown and Wiley anchor this rural landscape in the western coalfields region, where the borders of Fayette, Walker, and Tuscaloosa counties converge. The topography is defined by the drainage systems of Big Yellow Creek and Fourmile Cr, which carve a series of ridges and hollows such as Nance Hollow and Poplar Hollow. Local genealogy is well-preserved through numerous family and community burial grounds, including the Earnest Cem, Goodwater Cem, and the Whitson Place Cem near the settlement of Whitson. The southeastern corner of the map features the reach of Bankhead Lake, illustrating the impact of the Black Warrior River's water management on the local terrain. A dense network of local roads like Brandon School Rd and Wallace Ferry Rd connects these isolated communities and highland features like Thompson Mtn.