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1953 Map of Kushla

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Kushla
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Chickasaw Creek snakes through this portion of Mobile County, providing a central drainage for numerous tributaries like Seabury Creek and Magee Creek. The landscape in the early 1950s is defined by a series of small, interconnected settlements and numerous rural congregations, including Mt Pilgrim Ch and Mt Otter Ch. The Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad corridor serves as a primary transit axis, running parallel to the creek and connecting the community of Kushla with Mauvilla to the northwest.

Industrial and utility footprints are evident through the presence of a Sand Pit near Indian Springs Ch and several major Pipe Lines bisecting the terrain. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of several family-named or community landmarks, such as Smithtown Cem and Haas Lake. The map illustrates the transition of the Mobile area as it developed away from the urban center toward the outlying districts of Eight Mile.