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1941 Map of Robertsdale

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Robertsdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Agricultural clearing meets dense riverine bottomlands in this 1940s-era survey of central Baldwin County. The Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor anchors the western settlements of Loxley, Robertsdale, and Silverhill, where a geometric grid of roads like Woodlawn Road and Gibson Road defines the growing farm country. To the east, the landscape shifts toward the winding drainage basins of the Styx River and Perdido River, which forms the boundary with Florida.

Evidence of the era’s labor and infrastructure is scattered throughout the piney woods, including a Turpentine Camp in the north and a CCC Camp near Eleanor School. Genealogists will find numerous rural landmarks preserved here, from the Rock Creek Cem and Greek Cem to small congregational hubs like Brewton Chapel and Bethel Chapel. The presence of the Chandler Fire Tower and the Steel Bridge crossing the Styx River highlights the essential transit and monitoring points in this heavily timbered region.