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1980 Map of Bay Minette South

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Bay Minette South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Bay Minette serves as the focal point for this southern Baldwin County landscape during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The area displays a transitional character between municipal development and the rural pine and creek lands of coastal Alabama. Significant educational and civic infrastructure is centered near the town, including Faulkner State Jr College and the Vocational Sch, while the Bay Minette Municipal Airport occupies the northern plateau.

Beyond the town center, small communities like Crossroads, Carpenter, and Whitehouse Forks anchor the countryside. The geography is defined by a series of south-flowing waterways, most notably Bay Minette Creek, Honeycut Creek, and the Styx River. Local industry and land use are evidenced by numerous extractive sites such as Claypits and a Sandpit, alongside a network of pipelines crossing the terrain. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of numerous rural sanctuaries and burial sites, including New Hope Ch, Durant Chapel, and the Johnson Cem.