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1946 Map of Sulphur Springs

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Sulphur Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Lookout Mountain and Sand Mountain dominate this mid-century landscape along the Alabama-Georgia border, where the Southern Railroad navigates the narrow corridor of Little River Valley. The terrain is defined by deep incisions like Deer Head Cove and Dean Gulf, with small rural communities and industrial nodes scattered between the ridges. The geography of the late 1940s is reflected in names like Battelle and Kaolin, indicating the area's geological and extractive history.

Local life centers on numerous small congregations and family burial grounds, including Smith Chapel, Lookout Chapel, and the Hartline Cem. The map captures a transition between the high plateaus and the lowlands, marked by significant landmarks like Ellis Cave and the Sulphur Springs Gap. Recreational and educational sites such as Camp Elizabeth Lupton near Sulphur Springs illustrate the varied land use in this rugged border region before later modernization altered the rural character.