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1984 Map of Mobile

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Mobile
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Mobile and the surrounding Gulf Coast landscape appear here as they were in the early 1980s, defined by a dense network of aerospace, military, and maritime infrastructure. The presence of the NASA Test Facility and the Michoud Assembly Facility (NASA) highlights the region's importance to the space program during this era. Along the Mississippi Sound, the coastal corridor is tightly integrated by the Intracoastal Waterway and major rail lines like the Louisville & Nashville, connecting established centers like Gulfport and Biloxi to the broader industrial economy.

The map reveals the intricate transition from the dense urban developments of New Orleans and Prichard to the protected wildlands of De Soto National Forest and the Horn Island NWR. Inland, the Pearl River and Pascagoula River systems snake through the lowlands, while coastal settlements like Ocean Springs and Pass Christian maintain their distinct positions between the marshes and the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico.