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1956 Map of Jacksonville West

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Jacksonville West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Jacksonville stands as the central hub of this mid-century landscape, characterized by the prominent campus of the State Teachers College and a burgeoning industrial footprint near the Vocational School. The surrounding Calhoun County countryside reveals a deep-rooted agricultural and rural economy, where Leydens Mill and Broadwells Mill mark historic points of water-powered industry along the winding Tallasseehatchee Creek. These mills, along with smaller settlements like Pleasant Valley and Alexandria, are connected by a network of railroads, including the Seaboard Coast Line and Southern Railroad, which defined the region's transport patterns before the full expansion of modern highways.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the numerous rural landmarks, from the Seven Springs Cem and Moore Cem to several local congregations such as Angel Grove Ch and Halls Chapel. The terrain is punctuated by small bodies of water like Aderholts Lake and Boozers Lake, while the eastern edge of the survey captures the community at Tredegar. Purple-tinted revisions from the early 1970s illustrate the gradual outward growth of urban areas during the postwar era.