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1950 Map of Aurantia

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Aurantia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Bernardo Segui Grant and other Spanish land grants define the ownership patterns of this mid-century Florida landscape, where the Florida East Coast railway cuts through the eastern wetlands. Small settlements like Aurantia and Southmere appear as quiet outposts amidst a vast network of water bodies, including the expansive Salt Lake and Buck Lake. The map details a transition from the structured lines of Burkholm Road to the protected wilderness of the Brevard County Game Refuge.

Tracing the waterways reveals local drainages such as Sixmile Creek and Shad Creek, which connect larger basins like Loughman Lake and Silver Lake. The inclusion of specific markers like Sharp (C) and Orange (E) provides precise points of interest for those studying the early topographic control of Brevard County. This 1950s era data highlights a landscape largely defined by its natural hydrology before the era of intensive coastal development.