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1945 Map of Youngstown

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Youngstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Youngstown serves as a primary rail stop along the Atlanta and St Andrews Bay railroad line in the mid-1940s, marking a period of development where timber and transport intersected in Bay County. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of waterways, including Bear Creek and its many tributaries, which cut through the low-lying terrain of Bearthick Swamp. Small settlements like Nixon and Cairo appear as clearings in the dense pines, connected by a system of rural routes such as Scotts Ferry Road and the CCC Road.

Evidence of local community life is visible at the Bear Creek Ch, while the eastern boundary follows the Bay Co Calhoun Co line. To the south, the terrain transitions toward the coastal drainage basins of George Bayou and Green Bay Swamp. This map captures a rural Florida landscape dominated by the railroad economy and the natural hydrology of the Panhandle prior to the expansion of the modern highway system.