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1969 Map of Dothan West

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Dothan West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Dothan serves as the focal point of this 1969 survey, showing a rapidly developing urban core surrounded by traditional Wiregrass region agriculture. The map documents significant local infrastructure including the Flowers Hospital, Moody Hospital, and the Houston County Library near the city center. Three major rail lines—the Central of Georgia, Atlantic and Saint Andrews Bay, and Seaboard Coast Line—converge here, reflecting the city's importance as a transportation and trade hub for southeastern Alabama.

Beyond the city limits, the landscape transitions into a network of crossroads and small communities such as Brannon Stand, Taylor, and Rehobeth. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named landmarks like Spann Ponds, Wheelless Lake, and Clark Crossroads. The presence of numerous educational and spiritual centers, from Carver High Sch to Mt Zion Ch, illustrates the social fabric of Houston and Geneva counties during this era of growth.