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1935 Map of Yolande

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Yolande
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Industrial mining settlements and ridge-and-valley topography define this mid-1930s landscape across the border of Jefferson and Tuscaloosa Counties. Coal operations are central to the region's economy, as evidenced by the Gilmore Mines and concentrated company towns like Connellsville and Yolande. These communities were tightly linked by the Louisville and Nashville and Southern railroads, which threaded through the gaps of Blue Creek Mountain and West Rock Mountain.

Beyond the industrial hubs, the map reveals a rural network of family-centered landmarks such as Pattersontown and several country schools including Hephzibah Sch and Crossroads Sch. Spiritual life is anchored by congregations at Dogwood Ch and Concord Ch. Along the Black Warrior River, Starveacre Ford serves as a reminder of early river crossings used before modern infrastructure fully bypassed older natural routes.