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1941 Map of Muscogee

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Muscogee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Perdido River serves as the primary boundary in this 1940s landscape, dividing the Florida panhandle from Alabama as it winds through a network of wetlands and creek branches. Timber and rail infrastructure define the local economy, with the St Louis San Francisco RR and the Louisville and Nashville RR cutting through the interior to support settlements like Cantonment and Muscogee.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural institutions, from Buelah Sch and Molina Sch to various houses of worship including Latham Chapel and St Elizabeth Ch. Local family history is preserved in small burial grounds such as Barrineau Cem and Mitchell Cem. The map captures a transition point for these communities just before post-war industrial shifts began to significantly alter the river-and-rail corridor.