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1948 Map of Huntsville

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Huntsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Huntsville is shown here just before its mid-century expansion, centered around Big Spring and the Southern Railway corridor. The city’s footprint is defined by industrial and residential pockets like Lincoln, Dallas, and West Huntsville, while the massive Redstone Arsenal boundary occupies the southwest. To the east, the limestone plateau of Monte Sano Mountain rises sharply, sheltering Monte Sano State Park and features like the Natural Well.

Genealogists can locate numerous rural family burial grounds including Sivley Cem, Drake Cem, and Lyon Cem tucked into the hollows of Huntsville Mountain. The map captures the early aviation era at the original Huntsville Airport and the local social landscape at the Huntsville Golf and Country Club and Byrd Spring Rod and Gun Club. The southern reaches show the transition from the city to the fertile Bailey Cove and the northern edge of the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.