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1942 Map of Dyas

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Dyas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Perdido River carves a winding boundary between Alabama and Florida in this early 1940s survey, defining a landscape of dense pine forests and rural crossroads. The St Stephens and St Louis RR cuts diagonally across the northern terrain, serving timber and transit needs between small railside communities like Dyas and Carney. The presence of the High Pine Gem mine and multiple fire lookouts, including the Walnut Fire Tower and Bingham Fire Tower, points to an era when forestry and natural resource extraction were central to the local economy.

Local life is anchored by small country congregations and schools, such as Antioch Ch, Dry Springs Ch, and the Nokomis Sch. The map reveals a transition in transportation, showing the proximity of an Airway Beacon near Pinchona alongside older landmarks like Cain Cem and Jackson Springs. This documentation preserves the location of vanished dwellings and early 20th-century road networks before postwar developments altered the rural character of Baldwin and Escambia counties.