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1943 Map of Citronelle

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Citronelle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Citronelle and the surrounding piney woods of northern Mobile County are captured here during the early 1940s, showing a landscape defined by its timber and rail connections. The Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad and the Southern Railway parallel each other through the eastern wetlands, linking river settlements like Mt Vernon and Chastang to the broader regional economy. The presence of the Searcy State Hospital and the nearby Mobile River bottomlands highlights the distinct social and natural geography of this river corridor.

Local life is anchored by numerous rural institutions, including the Weaver Community House and Shady Grove Sch. The terrain transitions from the high ground near the Fairford Fire Tower down to the complex bayou systems of Poll Bayou and Little Poll Bayou. This map records several family-named landmarks and smaller settlements like Happy Hill and Hub Neck that represent the mid-century community structure of the Alabama Gulf Coastal Plain.