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1973 Map of Darlington

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Darlington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Darlington and the rural surroundings of the Florida-Alabama border are defined by a complex network of wetlands and small agricultural communities in the early 1970s. The landscape is characterized by numerous bays and ponds, including Dukes Bay, Miller Pond, and Ealum Bay, which punctuate the sandy terrain south of the Pea River. This area serves as a significant record for genealogists, as it preserves the locations of several community hubs like Oak Grove Ch and Limestone Ch, along with their associated burial grounds.

Transportation in this borderland relies on a grid of improved and unimproved roads connecting isolated settlements like Leonia to larger drainage systems. The map details the drainage patterns of Limestone Creek and Hurricane Creek, which feed into the larger river system to the north. These natural features, combined with family-named landmarks like Padgett Cem and Weaver Springs, provide a clear picture of the local-history and land-use patterns before later 20th-century developments.