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1982 Map of Semmes

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Semmes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Big Creek Lake dominates the central landscape of this West Mobile County survey, its irregular shoreline reaching into the drainage basins of Big Creek and Schoolhouse Branch. The era is defined by a rural-suburban transition, where established communities like Semmes and Wilmer are connected by the Illinois Central Gulf railroad and a growing network of nurseries and local roads. The map serves as a vital record for family researchers, detailing numerous small cemeteries including Stringfellow Cem, Allentown Cem, and Wilmer Cem alongside several country churches.

Local infrastructure and industry appear through the Claypit near Wilmer and a series of utility markers like the Semmes Lookout Tower and various radio towers. Educational and civic life is anchored at Montgomery High Sch and the Town Hall in Wilmer. The inclusion of smaller settlements like Fairview and Millertown provides a clear view of the settlement patterns in Alabama's coastal plain before the intensified development of the late 20th century.