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2018 Map of Bereah

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Bereah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Bereah sits at the eastern edge of this Central Florida landscape, a rural community defined by a network of drainage systems and family-named roads. The terrain is marked by the southward flow of Bowlegs Cr and its tributaries, including Boggy Br, which give way to the larger Charlie Cr and Little Charlie Cr near the border of Hardee County.

Large-scale agricultural and phosphate mining operations have significantly altered the local topography, evidenced by the rectilinear grid of reservoirs and excavated pits between Roe Hart Rd and Avon Park Cut Off Rd. Cultural markers are sparse but significant for genealogical research, such as Eden Cem tucked away near the eastern margin. The map traces local family and settlement history through thoroughfares like Lake Buffum Church Rd and Ben Hill Griffin Rd, connecting the scattered homesteads of the Polk County interior.