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1940 Map of Mobile

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Mobile
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Port of Mobile sits at the confluence of the Mobile River and Mobile Bay, serving as a critical Gulf Coast hub just before the mid-century industrial expansion. The map details a landscape defined by its waterways, from the marshy Pinto Island and Hollingers Island to the intricate network of the Dog River and Chickasaw Creek. Significant local institutions like Spring Hill College and the Visitation Convent & Academy appear alongside the urban core, which is anchored by Magnolia Cemetery and the historic Murphy High Sch.

Transportation infrastructure was heavily reliant on the rail lines of the Gulf Mobile And Ohio and the Louisville And Nashville, which fed the Alabama State Docks RR. Beyond the city limits, early suburbs and rural settlements like Spring Hill, Theodore, and Crichton show the inland growth pattern. Coastal defenses and maritime history are preserved through labels for Battery Gladden and the Quarantine Sta, reflecting Mobile’s strategic role in regional defense and trade.