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1978 Map of Gateswood

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Gateswood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Perdido River and Styx River define the wooded landscape of eastern Baldwin County in the late 1970s. This survey records a period of land use transition, where early transportation routes like the Old Railroad Grade and Railroad Grade are superseded by New Hope Road and modern service infrastructure, including several pipelines and a Meter Sta. The small settlement at Gateswood serves as a local hub, anchored by its Lookout Tower.

Social life and genealogy are centered around established institutions such as New Hope Ch, New Hope Cem, and Bellefontaine Sch. The map identifies industrial footprints in the rural area, ranging from an Oil Well to multiple locations marked Claypit, reflecting the extraction economy common to this coastal plain region. Numerous tributaries, including Eightmile Creek and Beetree Creek, carve through the terrain between the primary river systems.