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1894 Map of Arredondo

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Arredondo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

Gainesville serves as the focal point of this 1890s survey, showing a concentrated street grid surrounded by a network of vital railroads like the Florida Central and Peninsula Rail Road. The landscape is dominated by complex hydrologic features, most notably Payne Prairie or Alachua Lake, which historically fluctuated between a wet prairie and a navigable lake during this era.

Smaller settlements such as Arredondo, Micanopy, and Fairbanks are connected by these rail lines and early wagon roads. Unique geological landmarks are scattered across Alachua County, including the sinkhole at Devils Mill Hopper and the depths of Warren Cave. Local history is captured in the proximity of family-named water bodies like Wauberg Lake and Chacala Pond, while the Cedar Key Division line illustrates the importance of transit toward the Gulf coast.