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1943 Map of Port St. Joe

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Port St. Joe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Port St Joe dominates this wartime coastal survey, revealing a landscape defined by industrial forestry and maritime logistics along St Joseph Bay. The map captures the town's grid and immediate environs during a period of high activity, featuring the convergence of a Logging RR and several historical transit routes like the Old Parkwood Tramroad and Old St Joe Port Road. Beyond the developed center, smaller settlements such as Highland View, Milltown, Oak Grove, and Niles anchor the surrounding wetlands and pine forests.

The presence of the Gulf County Canal and the Old Apalachicola Tramroad highlights the region's reliance on connecting inland resources to the coast. Prominent natural features like Panther Swamp and George Washington Swamp border the settlements, while Sand Dunes and Palm Point mark the delicate interface between the land and the bay. This document preserves the specific 1943 configuration of the Gulf County coast, from the municipal layout of Constitution Park to the remote logging tracks of the interior.