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1958 Map of Gainesville

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Gainesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Gainesville serves as the central hub of this North Central Florida landscape, where the regional economy in the mid-1950s was defined by a dense network of railroads and a complex aquatic geography. The Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line intersect at key inland settlements like Newberry and High Springs, while the Georgia Southern and Florida line reaches toward the eastern lakes.

The Gulf coast reveals a rugged transition from salt marshes to open water, marked by the Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge and the intricate channels of Suwannee Sound. Inland, the terrain is dominated by significant water bodies such as Newnans Lake, Orange Lake, and Lake Santa Fe, alongside the winding paths of the Suwannee River and Withlacoochee River. From the timberlands of Oleno State Forest to the coastal fishing outposts of Steinhatchee and Horseshoe Beach, the map captures the region before modern highway expansion fully reshaped these rural corridors.