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1941 Map of Chickasaw

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Chickasaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Industrial expansion and a complex web of bayous define this riverfront landscape north of Mobile, Alabama. The Chickasaw Creek and Mobile River serve as the focal points for a region shaped by maritime logistics, highlighted by the prominent Ship Yard at Chickasaw. The settlement patterns of the late 1930s are clearly visible, from the established neighborhoods of Whistler and North Mobile to the emerging communities of Saraland and Satsuma.

Transport infrastructure is dense, with the Gulf Mobile and Northern Railroad and Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad cutting through the terrain. The map details a shifting shoreline of islands and marshes, including Twelvemile Island and Mobile Island, where the Spanish River meets Grand Bay. Local points of interest like the Golf Course and Alvarez Bridge provide specific coordinates for family history research and land-use studies.