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1966 Map of Eustis

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Eustis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The massive waters of Lake Eustis and Lake Dora anchor this mid-1960s landscape, where citrus groves and inland lakes define the geography of central Florida. The connected urban centers of Eustis, Tavares, and Mount Dora show significant development, linked by the Seaboard Coast Line railroad and a grid of state roads. Cultural and educational landmarks are well-documented, including the Milner-Rosenwald Academy in Mount Dora and Eustis Heights Sch, providing valuable data for local historians.

Away from the town centers, smaller settlements like Tangerine and Dublin appear near the southern boundary between Lake and Orange Counties. The map preserves the location of numerous smaller water bodies such as Lake Saunders and Lake Joanna, along with local landmarks like Ferran Park and the Pine Forest Cemetery. This survey captures a period of established lakeside communities before the later decades of rapid suburban expansion significantly altered the citrus-dominated rural stretches.