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1949 Map of Jasper

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Jasper
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Jasper serves as the industrial and transportation hub for Walker County on this mid-century survey, defined by its complex web of rail lines and early mining operations. The Southern and ST Louis San Francisco railroads converge in the town center, supporting the surrounding coal economy evidenced by the Strip Mine to the northwest and the Coke Oven near Coke Oven Hill. Residential pockets like Frisco Quarters and the developed area of Hillsdale show the growth of the community alongside public institutions like the Walker Co Hosp and Walker Co High Sch.

Rural life outside the city limits is centered on country schools and houses of worship, such as Snoddy Chapel and Slate Creek Sch. The landscape is physically marked by high points including Peach Orchard Hill and Tubbs Hill, while the Aldridge Fire Tower overlooks the southern ridges. This era captures the transition of the region as it balanced traditional agriculture with the heavy industrial demands of the postwar period.