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1954 Map of Dunnellon

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Dunnellon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Withlacoochee River and its confluence with Blue Run define the landscape of this mid-1950s survey of the Marion and Citrus county border. At the center of this network lies Dunnellon, a hub where the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line railroads intersect. The map reveals an industrial landscape shaped by extraction, noted by numerous Tailings Ponds, a Clay Pit, and an Inactive Mine south of the main settlement.

North of the town center, the terrain is marked by notable natural features like Rainbow Springs Waterfall and Rainbow Falls, while the eastern portion shows the Dunnellon Airport (Abandoned). For those researching family history, the map includes the Rockwell Cem and the small communities of Chatmar and Rocksprings. The varied water bodies, from Section Sixteen Lake to Orange Lake, illustrate the region's complex hydrology before significant modern development.