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1940 Map of Mobile

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Mobile
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Mobile anchors this coastal survey at the start of the 1940s, showing the city's growth westward from the Mobile River waterfront and the industrial complexes of the State Docks. The urban core is detailed with major landmarks like Magnolia Cemetery, Murphy High Sch, and the Magnolia Baseball Park. To the west, the campus of Spring Hill College and the Visitation Convent sit atop the rising elevation of Spring Hill, while smaller settlements such as Crichton, Toulminville, and Prichard dot the outlying rail corridors.

The landscape south of the city reveals a different character, dominated by the winding course of the Dog River and its brackish tributaries. Social and recreational hubs like the Gulf Hunting and Fishing Club and the Mobile Yacht Club appear along the bayfront, while the Louisville and Nashville RR (labeled abandoned in part) traces the path toward Theodore and Irvington. Remote landmarks like the Bienville Pumping Sta Cem and several community schools like Racetrack Sch provide essential clues for genealogical research in these once-rural Mobile County townships.