Loading map...

1990 Map of Blountstown

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Blountstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Apalachicola River flows along the eastern edge of this panhandle landscape, anchoring the settlement of Blountstown and its river-dependent history. The town center is densely organized around a grid of streets including Juniper Ave and Tupelo Ave, while the surrounding geography is defined by a series of landings and bends such as Neal Landing and West Wynnton Bend. Cultural and community markers are well-distributed across the quadrangle, from the Bethel Ch and Wood Cem to the north, to the modern footprint of the Calhoun Correctional Institution further south.

Water and terrain dominate the rural stretches outside the city limits, with Peach Tree Ridge rising above the wetlands of Bullhead Swamp and Buzzard Bay. Several smaller water bodies, including Sutton Lake and Gin House Lake, illustrate the complex hydrology of the river basin. The map also captures local history through landmarks like the Indian Mound near the Inland Waterway, showing the enduring significance of this river corridor.