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1962 Map of Casselberry

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Casselberry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Lake Jessup dominates the northeastern landscape of this map, framed by the dense hammocks of Mecca Hammock and Eureka Hammock. This era of the region’s development shows a transition from agricultural land to burgeoning residential clusters, marked by the rapid expansion of Longwood, Casselberry, and Winter Springs. The transportation network is anchored by the Seaboard Coast Line railroad and the Pennsylvania Parkway, reflecting the area's mid-century growth as a suburban corridor between Orlando and Sanford.

Social and recreational life is evidenced by the presence of the Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club, the Seminole Park Raceway, and numerous community landmarks like Lyman High Sch. The map reveals a high concentration of small inland water bodies, including Fairy Lake, Lake Mobile, and Lake Wayman, which dictated the early layout of neighborhoods and local roads. For researchers, the 1980 purple-tinted photorevisions clearly delineate the urban footprint as it began to sprawl across the previously wooded terrain.