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1960 Map of Pinckard

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Pinckard
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Choctawhatchee River cuts through the heart of this Dale County landscape, joined by its West Fork and East Fork as it flows past the established settlements of Newton and Waterford. The mapping reflects a region defined by its transport corridors, with the Atlantic Coast Line railroad threading through Pinckard and Midland City. This rail-and-river network supported a rural economy dotted with sandpits, borrow pits, and small communities like Five Points and Plainview.

Along the western edge, the boundaries of the Fort Rucker Military Reservation create a stark geographic division from the civilian landscape. Local history is deeply embedded in the rural infrastructure, from the William Grady Stembridge Bridge to numerous country congregations and burying grounds such as Union Ch and Woodham Cem. Further south, the Little Choctawhatchee River and its tributaries like Panther Creek define the low-lying terrain near the Dale Co Houston Co line.