2012 Map of Big Mound South

About this map

Big Mound rises as a distinct landmark in this interior section of Palm Beach County, where the landscape is defined by the massive drainage and irrigation projects of the Florida Everglades. The map illustrates a highly organized grid of agricultural fields and water management features, most notably the diagonal course of the L-8 Canal and the West Palm Beach Canal. These waterways represent the essential infrastructure that transformed the regional wetlands into productive land. While the western portion of the map remains largely dominated by large-scale tracts, the southeastern corner shows the early fingers of residential expansion with local routes like 59th Ln N, 208th Trl, and Dennis St beginning to divide the territory. This 2012 survey captures the area in a state of managed transition between deep agricultural use and the encroaching suburban grid.