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1952 Map of Babson Park

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Babson Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Crooked Lake dominates this central Florida landscape, its intricate shoreline defining the character of the Ridge section in Polk County. Surveyed by the U.S. Corps of Engineers in the early 1950s and updated with 1972 revisions, this map captures the citrus-growing region’s transition during a period of steady residential growth. The lakeside settlements of Babson Park, Hillcrest Heights, and Highland Park are shown in detail, including the 1970s urban extensions around Crooked Lake Park.

Logistics and local life are anchored by the Seaboard Coast Line railroad, which threads between the numerous sinkhole lakes including Lake Easy, Lake Moody, and Lake Clinch. At the southern edge, the town of Frostproof sits between the water and the rail line, while local landmarks like Bethel Ch provide touchpoints for genealogical research. The varied terrain, indicated by five-foot contour intervals, reveals the higher ground surrounding Reedy Lake and Lake Leonore.