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1942 Map of Kushla

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Kushla
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Chickasaw Creek and its complex network of tributaries define this 1940 survey of Mobile County. The landscape is marked by small upland settlements and rural congregations, including Smithtown, Mauvilla, and the namesake village of Kushla. The Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad corridor provides the primary structural axis for the region, running roughly parallel to Bayou Sara and passing through the heart of the developed areas.

Social and community life is anchored by numerous small landmarks, such as Kushla Sch and a series of rural churches like Indian Springs Ch and Mt Pilgrim Ch. The terrain transitions from the low-lying wetlands near Seabury Creek to the higher ground of the interior, where early roads like Spice Pond Road and various truck trails connect isolated farmsteads and family cemeteries like Indian Springs Cem.