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1954 Map of Brooksville NW

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Brooksville NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The boundary between Citrus Co and Hernando Co divides a landscape defined by rolling karst topography and pockets of agricultural settlement. Central to the area is the dense woodland of the Withlacoochee State Forest, where a Lookout Tower overlooks numerous sinkhole ponds such as Stage Pond and Lizzie Hart Sink. These water features dictated the placement of early community nodes, including the Stage Pond Cem and several rural congregations like Hebron Ch and Shiloh Ch.

Further south, the Annutteliga Hammock provides a backdrop for more established homesteads and institutions like the Hammock Sch. The influence of early rail transport is evident at Stafford Siding, which sits near Stafford Lake and the Stafford Ch. The presence of numerous quarries throughout the terrain reflects the local limestone and phosphate mining history that shaped the development of small rail stops like Catawba.