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2021 Map of Gulf Shores

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Gulf Shores
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Gulf Shores and the southern edge of Foley dominate this coastal landscape, where the Intracoastal Waterway carves a straight path through the low-lying terrain of Baldwin County. The map details a sophisticated network of water and land, showing the transition from the residential grids of Orange Beach to the wetlands surrounding Oyster Bay and Little Lagoon. The inclusion of the Doctor W C Holmes Bridge and Jack Edwards Airport highlights the region's modern infrastructure and its role as a transportation hub for the Alabama coast.

Local history is preserved through the marking of the Wallace Cem and the small settlement of Oak, while the presence of the University of South Alabama Gulf Coast Campus and Columbia Southern University points to the area's development as an educational center. From the commercial reaches of Bon Secour to the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, this survey documents a high-density coastal environment defined by its barrier islands, bayous like Skunk Bayou, and the protected waters of Shelby Lakes.