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2021 Map of Fairview

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Fairview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Osceola National Forest dominates this section of Columbia County, defining a landscape where expansive wetlands and shallow basins shape the local geography. The settlement of Fairview sits at the intersection of Fairview Rd and Sand Hill Rd, surrounded by numerous locally named "bays"—low-lying, swampy depressions typical of the Florida flatwoods. These features, including Sandin Bay, Burnett Bay, and the descriptively named Impassable Bay, indicate the challenging hydrology that historically limited development in this area.

Evidence of early transport and forestry remains visible through a network of local roads and trails such as Green Horse Trl and Needmore Rd. In the southwest corner, the label Muscogee marks a specific point of interest near the forest boundary. The transition between township and range lines, such as t1n r17e and t1s r18e, provides a structural framework for land researchers and genealogists tracing family parcels within this forested terrain.