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1937 Map of Holt

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Holt
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

The Yellow River and Shoal River converge here amidst the early development of Okaloosa County. In the mid-1930s, the landscape was a mix of timber industry infrastructure and isolated riverside settlements. The Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks parallel the Spanish Trail through Holt, Galliver, and Milligan, marking the primary transportation corridor through the rugged Florida Panhandle interior.

Evidence of local industry is visible at Keyser Mill and the Tar Plant near Howell, while the Choctawhatchee National Forest covers the southern half of the quadrangle. River-based commerce is noted at Carr Ferry Landing and Gin Hole Landing, remnants of a time when the river systems were as vital for transit as the rail lines. Genealogists may find value in the location of Antioch Ch and family-named landmarks like Wilkerson Bluff and Anderson Pond.