2024 Map of Cantonment

About this map

The Escambia River defines the eastern boundary of this West Florida landscape, where the communities of Cantonment and Gonzalez sit atop the high ground above the river's low-lying wetlands. A high concentration of institutional and family burial sites marks this area's long-established local history, ranging from the Farm Hill United Methodist Church Cem in the north to the Pensacola Memorial Gardens Cem near the southern edge. The map reveals a transition from industrial and residential clusters near the rail corridors and major thoroughfares like S Hwy 97 and Interstate 10 to the more dispersed settlements of Farm Hill and Pine Forest. Researchers will find a distinct pattern of small lakes and creeks, such as Becks Lake and Elevenmile Creek, which have historically dictated the placement of roads and homesteads between the river and the inland pine woods.