1975 Map of Jacksonville East

About this map

White Plains and the surrounding Calhoun County landscape are revealed in this 1975 orthophotoquad, which uses aerial photography to show the actual ground cover and land use patterns of the era. Unlike traditional topographic maps, this imagery captures the literal footprint of agriculture and forest management along Nances Creek and its adjacent valleys. The contrast between the wooded ridgelines and the cleared, rectilinear fields of the valley floor provides a clear look at how rural settlements and homesteads were integrated into the terrain during the mid-1970s. This specific survey was produced in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, highlighting the focus on land management and natural resources in this part of eastern Alabama.