1994 Map of Fidelis

About this map

The Blackwater River State Forest dominates the eastern landscape of this Florida-Alabama borderlands survey, where the pine-heavy terrain is defined by the headwaters of Big Coldwater Creek. The agricultural and timber-driven settlements of Fidelis and Dixonville serve as local hubs, connected by a network of rural roads that cross the Alabama Florida state line. Genealogy researchers will find significant value in the documentation of several country churches and burial grounds, including Old Fidelis Cem and Whitfield Cem, which anchor the small communities of Berrydale and Cobbtown. Industrial activity is evident throughout the region, marked by numerous claypits and oil wells, reflecting the extraction economy typical of the Florida Panhandle during this era. The drainage patterns are intricate, with West Fork and East Fork feeding the larger creek systems that carve through the timberlands.