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1890 Map of Arredondo

Name: 1890 Topographic Map of Arredondo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Gainesville serves as the central hub for a complex network of 19th-century railroads, including the Peninsular Rail Road and the Florida Central and Western Rail Road. This 1890 survey illustrates a landscape defined by its distinctive karst topography, where numerous sinks and depressions like Devils Mill Hopper, Warren Cave, and Hickory Sink punctuate the terrain. The presence of Alachua Lake and Payne Prairie indicates the area's shifting hydrology, while smaller settlements such as Arredondo, Kanapaha, and Micanopy are established along the burgeoning rail lines.

Water dominates the southern reaches of the quadrangle, with expansive bodies like Levy Lake and Ledwith Lake surrounded by smaller named ponds and prairies. The map records the early development of Fairbanks and Paradise in the north, showing a region transitioning from raw wilderness to an organized agricultural and transit corridor in the late Victorian era. Local history researchers will find the specific placement of old road networks and family-named landmarks such as Oliver Park and Stewartville essential for genealogical and land-use studies.