1948 Map of Elfers

About this map

New Port Richey and the unincorporated community of Elfers anchor this post-war coastal landscape where the citrus groves and swampy lowlands of Pasco County meet the Pinellas County line. The hydrology of the region is intricately mapped, showing the winding course of the Pithlachascotee River and the Anclote River as they move toward the Gulf. Distinctive local landmarks like Belchers Hole, Horseshoe Bend, and the wide expanse of Lake Butler reflect a terrain defined by limestone sinks and tidal basins. The map captures an era of evolving transit, documenting the Dixie Highway alongside older infrastructure like the Old RR Grade and the active tracks of the Seaboard Air Line. Further inland, the sparsely settled Seven Springs and numerous electoral precincts like Precinct 17 illustrate the rural political organization of the late 1940s before the massive suburban expansion of the Florida Suncoast.