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1950 Map of Aurantia

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Aurantia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Large Spanish land grants such as the Bernardo Segui Grant, Delespine Grant, and Domingo Acosta Grant define the historical landscape of this coastal Florida region in 1950. The territory is dominated by the Brevard County Game Refuge, a sprawling network of wetlands and open water including Buck Lake, Salt Lake, and Loughman Lake. The small settlements of Aurantia and Southmere appear as isolated outposts along the transportation corridors of the era.

The Florida East Coast railway cuts through the eastern portion of the quadrangle, paralleling the coastline. The complex hydrology of the area is evident in features like Cabbage Slough, Sizmile Creek, and the Burkholm Game Refuge Boundary Road, which provides one of the few terrestrial routes through the interior marshes. This survey documents the transition from early colonial property boundaries to mid-century conservation efforts.