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1944 Map of Green Point

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Green Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Tates Hell Swamp dominates this landscape, a vast drainage network of creeks and bayous stretching toward the Gulf coast during the mid-1940s. The map illustrates a transitional environment where freshwater flows from George Creek and Trout Creek meet the brackish waters of Cash Bayou and East Bayou. Human presence is sparse, marked by small settlements at High Bluff and Green Point along the northern edge of St George Sound.

Evidence of early industrial transport is visible through the Abandoned RR Grade and other unnamed grades that cut through the wetlands north of Cash Creek. Along the shoreline, specific landmarks such as Porters Bar Cem and Royal Bluff provide important reference points for local genealogists and historians. The intricate coastline includes numerous points like Alligator Pt and Stave Pt, reflecting the area's reliance on the sound and its natural coastal resources before later development.