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2021 Map of Youngstown

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Youngstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Youngstown and the surrounding piney flatlands of northern Bay County are defined by an intricate network of wetlands and creek branches. This landscape is characterized by its transition from small clusters like Nixon and Cairo to the more developed fringes of Panama City in the southwest. A legacy of local land use is evident in the naming of waterways and lowlands such as Bear Creek, Bird Pond Slough, and Juniper Creek, which feed into larger systems like Bayou George.

The presence of naming conventions like Old Camp Four Swamp and Crash Island suggests the historical importance of logging camps and landmarks in this wetland environment. Transport patterns are dominated by Highway 231 and local routes like Scotts Ferry Road, linking these smaller settlements to the coastal hub. The boundary between Bay County and Calhoun County on the eastern edge marks the limit of the Youngstown quadrangle, where the terrain shifts toward the Green Bay Swamp.