1952 Map of Fleming Island

About this map

Fleming Island sits at the wide confluence of the St Johns River and Doctors Lake, defined by a landscape of creeks and shoreline points during the mid-20th century. This 1952 edition, with revisions through 1970, shows a transitional period where aviation history is marked by two decommissioned sites: the Fleming Island Airfield and the Switzerland Airfield across the river. Small riverfront communities like Hibernia and Magnolia Springs cluster near the water, while the Seaboard Coast Line railroad cuts through the western interior near Russell. The map reveals a high density of small water bodies and marshy inlets, such as Moccasin Slough and Swimming Pen Creek, illustrating the aquatic nature of Clay and St. Johns Counties before modern suburban expansion fully altered the rural riverine character.