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2012 Map of Bradley Junction

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Bradley Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The N Prong Alafia River and S Prong Alafia River carve through a landscape heavily defined by industrial extraction in this western Polk County corridor. While the area is dotted with small residential nodes like Rolling Hills and Oak Terrace, the map's geography is dominated by large-scale mining operations and water management features. The grid of service roads, including Hooker Prairie Mine Rd and Bonnie Mine Rd, suggests the deep footprint of the phosphate industry that has long shaped this region's economy and topography.

Smaller settlements such as Bradley Junction, Agricola, and Brewster serve as landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracking the development of these company-born communities. Cultural landmarks like the Mount Olive Cem and the natural rise of Pine Island provide traditional anchors amidst the shifting surface-mined terrain and reclamation projects that characterize the vicinity of Pebbledale and Achan.