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1945 Map of Dead Lake

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Dead Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Dead Lake and the meandering Apalachicola River dominate this 1945 survey of the Florida panhandle river country. The map captures a landscape defined by water and wetlands at the intersection of Gulf, Calhoun, and Liberty counties, showing the intricate network of the Chipola Cutoff and Florida R. Human presence is marked by small settlements and landings that once served the river-based economy, such as Iola and Kentucky Ldg.

Logistics of the mid-1940s are visible through the inclusion of the CCC Road and Porter Landing Road, while local infrastructure is represented by the State Fish Hatchery near the southern edge. For those researching local family history, the Jehu Cem and the community at Chipola Park provide specific geographic anchors. The abundance of named water bodies like Stone Mill Creek and Sweetwater Creek illustrates the complex drainage of this low-lying region before modern land-use changes.