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1952 Map of Daytona Beach

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Daytona Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Daytona Beach serves as the focal point of this coastal landscape, situated between the Halifax River and the marshes of the Tomoka River. The urban core is well-established by the early 1950s, featuring landmarks such as Bethune-Cookman College and Mainland High Sch. The map illustrates the town's transition from the riverfront to the aviation-oriented expansion centered around the Daytona Beach Municipal Airport.

Transport history is visible through the Florida East Coast rail lines and the presence of an Old Railroad Grade cutting through the western lowlands. Cultural and recreational sites, including the Volusia County Kennel Club and multiple burial grounds like Mt Ararat Cem and Bellevue Memorial Cem, provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians. The landscape is a mix of dense residential grids and undeveloped terrain marked by numerous borrow pits and spoil banks from coastal engineering.