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1987 Map of Jacksonville

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Jacksonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

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Jacksonville anchors the northwest corner of this 1987 landscape, where the urban street grid quickly gives way to the extensive wetlands of the Holland Bottoms State Wildlife Management Area. The eastern half of the map is defined by a complex network of levees and waterways, including Bayou Two Prairie and Meto Bayou, which illustrate the intensive water management required for the region's agriculture and fish farms.

Genealogists will find a wealth of family history sites, particularly several small burial grounds such as Lone Cypress Cem, Martin Cem, and Bethany Cem. These rural markers, along with community hubs like St Matthew Ch and the settlement at Union Valley, provide a clear picture of the residential patterns outside the main city. The Union Pacific rail line and Military Road serve as primary transportation corridors, linking the developed city center to the surrounding nursery lands and agrarian bottoms.