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1917 Map of Hilliard

Name: 1917 Topographic Map of Hilliard
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Settlement in northern Nassau County during the early twentieth century followed a pattern dictated by the intersection of railroads and vast wetland systems. The Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line railroads anchor the primary towns of Hilliard and Callahan, serving as the economic lifelines for the region's timber and turpentine industries. Outlying areas like Dyal and Cummings Camp reflect the transient nature of logging operations, while local education is represented by scattered rural institutions such as Romulus School and Boggy Swamp School.

The landscape is dominated by the complex drainage of the Little St Marys River and expansive marshes including Wilder Swamp and Mills Swamp. Early transportation routes, such as the Ferry Road and the Alachia Trail, provide evidence of travel before modern highway development. These paths connected isolated nodes like Nelsons Mill and Hodges Mill across a terrain often defined by its wet, low-lying character.