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1955 Map of Cedar Key

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Cedar Key
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The coastal island city of Cedar Key serves as the focal point of this survey, which captures the intricate salt marshes and archipelagoes of the Florida Gulf Coast. Derived from mid-century surveys with updates through 1993, the map illustrates a landscape where land and water are inextricably linked, showing the complex navigation of Number Four Channel and the Main Ship Channel. Local landmarks like Hodgson Hill and the Cem near Way Key provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family ties to this seafaring community.

Conservation areas dominate the northern and eastern stretches, including the Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve and the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. The map details numerous named features such as Atsena Otie Key and Seabreeze Island, along with the Cedar Key State Museum Park. This cartographic record emphasizes the area's transition from a working waterfront to a protected ecological haven, noting essential maritime aids like various Daybeacons and a Light marking the approach to the islands.