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1966 Map of Lady Lake

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Lady Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Lake Weir dominates the northern landscape, where the lakeside community of Sunset Harbor and the recreational area at Eatons Beach serve as focal points for this Central Florida region. The map captures a moment when the citrus-heavy landscape of Weirsdale and Carlton Village was interlaced with numerous small ponds and lakes, including Lady Lake and Lake Ella. A prominent boundary junction where Marion, Sumter, and Lake counties meet runs through the central portion of the sheet.

Local history is preserved through a dense network of rural infrastructure, from the Forest Hill and Stanton cemeteries to scattered community centers like the Lake Weir School and Mt Pleasant Church. While industrial activity is represented by localized Claypit and Sandpit sites, the primary character of the land is defined by its complex hydrology, featuring dozens of named water bodies like Cherry Lake, Lake Hiawatha, and Saddlebag Lake that shaped the early development and road patterns of these three counties.