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1968 Map of Fourmile Lake

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Fourmile Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Fourmile Lake and Threemile Lake anchor this 1968 landscape in Gilchrist County, revealing a pocket of the Florida panhandle defined by its myriad ponds and sinkholes. The settlement pattern centers around the small communities of Bell at the northern edge and Trenton to the south, connected by a network of rural roads that navigate around features like Weeks Waterhole and Gator Pond.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant markers of community life, including the Pleasant Hill Ch and Jennings Lake Ch, alongside the Trenton Cem and Joppa Cem. The abundance of water bodies—from Mill Pond and Negro Pond in the north to Joppa Lake in the south—reflects the complex karst topography of the region. A solitary Lookout Tower stands near the southern border, a common fixture in this timber-heavy era of Florida's interior.