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1953 Map of Chickasaw

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Chickasaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Industrial and residential development defines this corridor north of Mobile during the mid-20th century. The Chickasaw area is anchored by a significant Ship Yard and protected by a Levee along the marshy reaches of Chickasaw Creek. The landscape transitions from the suburban grids of Saraland and Satsuma into the intricate waterways of the delta, where Sara Bayou and Gunnison Creek snake toward the Mobile River.

Railroad infrastructure is dense, with the Louisville and Nashville skirting the river while the St Louis-San Francisco and Southern Railway parallel U.S. Highway 43. This network supported the growth of communities like Whistler and North Mobile. Local history is preserved in sites such as Saraland Cem and Myers Cem, while the broadcasting presence of Radio Station (WABB) marks the era's cultural footprint in the Eightmile Creek vicinity.