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1892 Map of Arredondo

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Arredondo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1892
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1892

About this map

Gainesville serves as the focal point of this North Florida landscape, depicted during a period of significant railway expansion. The city is a bustling junction for the Peninsula Rail Road, the Central Florida and Peninsular Rail Road, and the Savannah Florida and Western Rail Road. This transportation network connects smaller outlying settlements like Arredondo, Kanapaha, and Fairbanks.

The geography is dominated by the remarkable Payne Prairie or Alachua Lake, shown here in a transitional state that hints at its historical identity as both a prairie and a navigable body of water. To the south, the village of Micanopy sits near a dense cluster of water bodies including Levy Lake, Waubery Lake, and Chacala Pond. Unique geological features like Devils Mill Hopper and Warren Cave appear in the northern reaches, while the Cedar Key Division rail line cuts southwest through Palmer toward the coast.