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1944 Map of Tensaw

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Tensaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Alabama River bottomlands dominate this mid-century landscape, revealing a complex network of landings and plantations critical to the river-based economy of the 1940s. The map details a transition from the swampy wetlands of Robinson Island and Aikin Island to the higher ground of Montgomery Hill and the settlement at Stockton. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named landmarks and rural infrastructure, including Tate Cem, Lancaster Cem, and Richardson Cem.

Evidence of early frontier history is preserved through labels like Old Ft Stoddard Mt Vernon Ldg and Ft Stoddard, alongside the Indian Mound near the confluence of the Tensaw River. The presence of Davis Plantation and Singleton Plantation, combined with numerous river landings such as Montgomery Hill Ldg and Betts Ldg, illustrates a landscape still deeply tied to the water for transport and trade before the expansion of modern highway networks.