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1967 Map of Belleview

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Belleview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Belleview and the nearby grid of Belleview Heights define this Central Florida landscape during a period of infrastructure anticipation. The prominent diagonal of the Proposed Cross Florida Barge Canal cuts through the terrain, intersecting the Seaboard Coast Line railroad near Santos. This ambitious engineering project, though later halted, is a central feature of the 1960s landscape, alongside numerous limestone quarries and sandpits that speak to the local extractive industry.

Genealogists will find a wealth of community landmarks, from the Belleview-Santos High Sch to numerous rural congregations and resting places. Small rural pockets like Monroes Corner and Summerfield are documented with their local institutions, including New Hope Ch and New Jerusalem Ch. The presence of established sites like Mt Pisgah Cem and Burrell Cem provides important anchors for family history research in this part of Marion County.