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1946 Map of Fort Payne

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Fort Payne
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Fort Payne sits at the heart of this post-war landscape, situated along the Southern Railroad where Big Wills Creek and Little Wills Creek divide the terrain of Shinbone Ridge and Lookout Mountain. The 1970 revisions, marked in purple, illustrate the area's growth through the expansion of infrastructure like the Sewage Disposal Plant and the establishment of local leisure sites, including a Golf Course and Drive-In Theater near Minvale.

To the east and south, the map details the transition into the wilder portions of De Soto State Park and the striking Little River Canyon. For those tracing local heritage, numerous small rural landmarks are documented, such as the Log Cabin Chapel, New Oregon Ch, and family-named burial grounds like Hammack Cem and Scott Cem. The inclusion of aviation sites like Isbell Airfield and Jennings Airpark reflects the mid-century modernization of DeKalb County's transport network.