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1949 Map of Bartow

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Bartow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Bartow serves as the focal point of this mid-century Florida landscape, where the town's grid expands near educational landmarks like the Summerlin Institute and Union Academy. The area is defined by a significant transition in land use, as traditional settlements like Gordonville and Connersville sit adjacent to extensive Strip Mine operations that carve through the terrain south of Lake Hancock. This industrial footprint follows the Seaboard Coast Line railroad, which provided the essential transport link for the region's phosphate and citrus economies.

Water dominates the northern and eastern reaches, with Eagle Lake and Spirit Lake framing the residential growth of the late 1940s. Local history is deeply etched into the map through numerous burial grounds, including Wildwood Cemetery, Oak Hill Cem, and the Gandy Cem near Tice Lake. The map's purple revisions from 1972 illustrate the rapid suburbanization and infrastructure changes that occurred in the decades following the original survey, particularly around the Bartow Airport.