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1946 Map of Estelle

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Estelle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Pigeon Mountain dominates the western skyline of this Walker County landscape, creating a dramatic physical barrier that forced mid-century infrastructure into the valley floor. Along this corridor, the Tennessee Alabama and Georgia Railway serves as a central spine, connecting settlements like Estelle, Shaw, and Linwood before reaching the regional hub of La Fayette. The 1946 field examination reveals a highly organized rural society, evidenced by the distribution of civic and religious landmarks such as Gordon Chapel, Valley Head Ch, and the Log Cabin Tabernacle.

Industry and public services are concentrated near the town center, where the Pumping Station and Sewage Disposal Plant sit near a local Golf Course. Genealogists will find a high density of family and community burial grounds, including Caldwell Cem, Duncan Cem, and the County Cem located near the County Farm. The map also preserves the locations of early 20th-century education and milling, from Burnt Mill Sch to Blaylock Mill on the Chattooga Creek.