1963 Map of Bradfordville

About this map

The community of Bradfordville serves as the focal point for this rural Leon County landscape in the early 1960s, a region characterized by numerous sinkhole lakes and a deep-rooted religious and social fabric. Small country churches and burial grounds such as New Bethlehem Ch, Spring Hill Ch, and the Lester Cem are scattered across the terrain, reflecting the area's agricultural heritage and family settlements. To the north, the substantial waters of Lake Iamonia and its Cromartie Arm dominate the topography, while the southern reaches feature the manicured grounds of Kill Earn Gardens State Park and Alfred B Maclay State Park. The road network, including Bannerman Road and Roberts Road, connects these disparate settlements and water bodies, illustrating the early transition of this former plantation country into a more accessible residential and recreational landscape near the state capital.