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1950 Map of Aurantia

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Aurantia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Bernardo Segui Grant and other expansive Spanish land grants define the ownership patterns of this mid-century coastal landscape at the junction of Brevard and Volusia counties. The area is dominated by the Brevard County Game Refuge, a complex network of wetlands and open water including Buck Lake, Loughman Lake, and the expansive Salt Lake. These water bodies are connected by a web of drainages like Shad Creek and Sizmile Creek, illustrating the intricate hydrology of the Florida wetlands before modern development shifted the region's character.

Settlement is sparse, concentrated near the rail corridor where the Florida Coast Railway passes through Aurantia and past the location of Southmere. Evidence of early surveying and local landmarks appear in labels such as Sharp (C) and Mims (C). The map also documents the transition from undeveloped marsh to managed wilderness, marked by the long Game Refuge Boundary Road and the distinct transition into Seminole County at the southwestern edge.