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1966 Map of Gainesville East

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Gainesville East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The University of Florida campus and the expanding city core of Gainesville dominate this mid-century survey, revealing a landscape transitioning from agricultural grants into a major academic and regional hub. To the north and east, the Seaboard Coast Line railroad skirts the edges of Buck Bay and Potato Patch Bay, connecting the main city to outlying settlements like Fairbanks and Paradise.

The map documents a high density of civic and institutional development, from the Gainesville Municipal Airport in the northeast to the Sunland Training Center (State Hospital) and several veteran and general hospitals. Residential growth is evident in the platted streets of Northwood and Lincoln Estates, while the eastern boundary is defined by the marshy shores of Newnans Lake. This record is particularly valuable for tracing the location of vanished local schools and the proximity of the Arredondo Grant Boundary to the modern city grid.