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1960 Map of Victoria

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Victoria
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Victoria serves as the focal point of this rural landscape where the northern edge of Coffee County meets Pike County. The geography is defined by a dense network of watercourses, most notably the wide, marshy expanse of Whitewater Creek as it flows south toward its confluence with the Pea River at the bottom of the sheet. This environment supported a scattered agricultural community connected by winding local roads that converged at points like Clowers Crossroads or the settlement of Jack.

Evidence of early local industry and social life is preserved through labels like Lowry Mill on the creek and several country churches including Bethlehem Ch and Haw Hill Ch. Genealogists may find interest in small family or community landmarks such as Resin Ridge Cem. The map reflects a mid-century period when rural Alabama relied heavily on these small crossroads and creek-side mills before later infrastructure changes reshaped the region.