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1981 Map of Panama City

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Panama City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

St Andrew Bay and the surrounding coastline of the Florida Panhandle define this 1981 survey, capturing a region shaped by both its maritime geography and military presence. The urban core of Panama City is shown alongside growing communities like Lynn Haven, Springfield, and Callaway. To the southeast, the expansive grounds of Tyndall Air Force Base occupy the peninsula between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico, while the Naval Coastal Systems Center sits further west near Panama City Beach.

Industry and transport are anchored by the Atlanta and St Andrews Bay RR and the Intracoastal Waterway, which cuts through the southern reaches. Moving inland, the terrain shifts from coastal marshes to managed timberlands and preserves, including Pine Log State Forest and a portion of the Apalachicola National Forest. The eastern edge is dominated by the Apalachicola River and the distinctive waters of Dead Lake, highlighting the river-and-rail network that connected rural settlements like Blountstown and Youngstown to the coast.