Loading map...

1945 Map of Estiffanulga

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

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The Apalachicola River dictates the landscape of this 1945 survey, winding through the boundary between Calhoun and Liberty counties. The river’s path is marked by sharp meanders and named reaches like Muscogee Reach, with the adjacent lowlands dominated by an intricate network of sloughs and lakes, such as Ammonia Lake, Miller Lake, and Raccoon Slough. This environment supported a river-based economy and transit system, evidenced by numerous historical landings including Muscogee Landing, Mosquito Landing, and Gunn Landing.

Settlement is sparse and concentrated near the water or along the edge of the Apalachicola National Forest. Small communities and camps like Estiffanulga, Sharpstown, and Ammonia Camp provide focal points for local history and genealogy research. The inclusion of the Woods Cem and the extensive Johnson-Vining Swamp highlights the localized, often isolated nature of life in the Florida Panhandle during the mid-1940s.