1943 Map of Jay

About this map

Escambia River meanders along the western edge of this 1940s landscape, creating a complex system of backwaters and oxbows such as Ashton Dead River and Campbell Dead River. This survey, conducted just after the United States entered World War II, reveals a rural network of small agricultural settlements and crossroads communities across Santa Rosa County. The map provides significant genealogical value, documenting the specific locations of family-named landmarks like Old Fidelis Cem and Walling Cem, alongside numerous country schools including Greenwood Sch and Chumuckla Sch. The interior is defined by the drainage basins of Juniper Creek and Coldwater Creek, where churches like Cora Ch and the Primitive Baptist Ch served as the primary social hubs for scattered homesteads in the Piney Woods.