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1935 Map of Yolande

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

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Yolande and the surrounding mining settlements define this industrial landscape along the border of Jefferson Co and Tuscaloosa Co. In the mid-1930s, the region was a dense network of coal-related infrastructure and small company towns connected by the Louisville and Nashville and Birmingham Southern railroads. The map captures the extraction economy at its peak, evidenced by the Gilmore Mines and the rail junction at Connellsville Junc.

Away from the rail lines, the topography transitions into the steep ridges of West Rock Mountain and Red Mountain. Rural community life is anchored by landmarks like Dogwood Ch and Bucksville Sch, while the meandering Valley Creek provides a natural counterpoint to the engineered rail corridors. This survey provides a vital record for genealogists tracing families in vanished or consolidated mining camps like Patterson Town and Goethite.