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2014 Map of Skipperville

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Skipperville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Skipperville and the surrounding rural communities of Dale and Barbour counties are centered in this 2014 survey. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of the W Fork Choctawhatchee River and its numerous tributaries, including Little Judy Cr and Cotton Cr. These watercourses dictated the placement of important transit points such as Metcalf Mill Bridge and Bottoms Mill Bridge, which connected the various crossroads and agricultural settlements.

Genealogical researchers will find several local burial grounds recorded, including Antioch Cem and Beersheba Cem. The map reveals a pattern of dispersed homesteads and crossroads hamlets like Arguta and Asbury, linked by a network of county roads that replaced earlier agrarian paths. The presence of features like Burnt Mill Br hints at the historical industry that once relied on these creek systems for power and transport in southeast Alabama.