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1982 Map of Deer Park

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Deer Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Illinois Central Gulf railroad bisects the landscape near the community of Deer Park, where the local terrain transitions from the low-lying wetlands of the Escatawpa River to the higher elevations of Big Sand Hill. This 1982 survey captures a rural Alabama corridor defined by the timber and extractive industries, marked by numerous sandpits and active oil wells concentrated near the southern corporate boundary of Citronelle.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several historic congregational centers, including New Light Ch with its adjacent New Light Cem, and Shiloh Ch located east of the rail line. Small family landmarks like Weldy Cem and the County Line Ch at the Washington and Mobile County border provide specific points of interest for tracing community development. The intricate drainage network of Beech Branch and Gum Springs Branch highlights the hydrology that shaped early settlement patterns in this part of the Gulf Coast interior.