1955 Map of Wacissa

About this map

Wacissa and Thomas City stand as the primary settlements in this mid-century portrait of Jefferson County, where the landscape is defined by an intricate network of karst springs and swampy lowlands. The hydrological character of the region is evident in the numerous named water sources, including Horsehead Spring, Cassidy Spring, and Big Blue Spring, which feed into the southward-flowing Wacissa River. An Old Railroad Grade cuts diagonally across the center of the map, suggesting a shift from earlier industrial timber or rail activity to the more established agricultural and residential patterns of the 1950s.