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1953 Map of Theodore

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Theodore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Theodore serves as a central hub on this Gulf Coast landscape, which underwent significant post-war revision as documented by the 1967 aerial updates. The community of Three Notches and the surrounding woodlands are bisected by the Louisville and Nashville railroad, which historically dictated the growth of nearby Irvington and St Elmo. Local infrastructure includes the St Elmo-Irvington School and several rural houses of worship such as Magnolia Church and Pentecostal Church.

To the east, the terrain transitions into the wetlands surrounding Rattlesnake Bayou and the Middle Fork of the Deer River, while Hollingers Island sits just off the coast. A significant U.S. Government Reservation occupies the shoreline south of Rabbit Creek. The map also preserves the courses of the Old Pascagoula Road and the Old Nashville and Mobile Road, reflecting the deep-rooted transportation corridors of Mobile County.