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1955 Map of Greenville SE

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Greenville SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Wigginsville and Moseley Hall anchor the northern landscape of this mid-century Florida survey, which captures the rural transition from Madison County into Taylor County. The terrain is defined by the hydrologic network of the Sampala Swamp feeding into Sampala Lake and the winding course of the Econfina River. The presence of small community centers like New Home Ch and scattered burial grounds, such as Bailey Cem, provides essential points of reference for genealogists tracking family settlements in this wooded region.

Transportation through the area was facilitated by the Southern railroad line in the southwest corner near Lake Bird. The landscape shows signs of local resource extraction with several identified Borrow Pits, while the southern reaches are dominated by the extensive San Pedro marshlands. This map documents a quiet period of North Florida history before major modern development altered these wetlands and small farming communities.