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1982 Map of Esto

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Esto
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The borderlands of Florida and Alabama define this landscape, where the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks cut through a terrain of numerous cypress-filled depressions and family-named bays. Local community life centers around established crossroads and spiritual sites such as the Bethlehem-West Florida Camp Meeting Ground and several rural churches, including Union Hill Ch and New Bayview Ch. These gatherings points, along with the High Sch at Bethlehem, indicate a dispersed but connected rural population.

Water dominates the topography, from the winding Tenmile Creek to named wetlands like Kirkland Bay and Old Buzzard Bay. The presence of landmarks such as the Wrights Creek Lookout Tower and Radio Tower (WTVY) suggests the importance of elevated surveying points in this low-lying area. Genealogists will find particular value in the scattered burial grounds like Double Springs Cem and Pate Cem, which anchor the history of the early settlements at Esto and Highnote.