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2015 Map of Liberty

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Liberty
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

DeFuniak Springs anchors the southeastern corner of this landscape, where the terrain shifts toward a series of significant water bodies including Juniper Lake and Lake Chipley. To the north, the rural character of Walton County is defined by small, historically distinct communities such as Liberty, Cluster Springs, and Ealum. These settlements are interconnected by a network of county roads like CR-1084 and CR-192, which cut through a landscape drained by the Shoal River and the meandering Big Swamp Creek.

A notable cluster of lakes near the center of the sheet—Kings Lake, Holly Lake, and Buffalo Lake—suggests a localized geography of wetlands and recreational or residential potential. Features like Bear Pen Island and numerous named ponds, such as Hubert Bell Pond, indicate the varied hydrologic character of the Florida Panhandle. The map reveals a transition from the structured street grids of DeFuniak Springs to the more dispersed, family-named landmarks and rural outposts that characterize the surrounding countryside.