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1960 Map of Branchborough

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Branchborough
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Withlacoochee River and Hillsborough River converge in this low-lying region of Florida, defining a landscape of cypress swamps and hammocks at the intersection of Pasco, Polk, and Sumter Counties. In the early 1960s, this area remained largely undeveloped, characterized by remote settlements like Port Lonesome and Cumpressco. The map reveals a network of industrial and transport history through the presence of an Old Railroad Grade and a Borrow Pit, suggesting timber or phosphate activity.

Local landmarks such as Branchborough Church and the Withlacoochee Cemetery provide essential points of reference for genealogists. The terrain is a complex mix of named ridges and wetlands, including Thrasher Ridges and Devils Creek Swamp. For hunters and outdoorsmen of the era, specific points like Stanley Fish Hole and various river crossings like Cow Ford Bridge and Cedar Ford were likely critical navigation markers in a territory otherwise dominated by a Jeep Trail network.