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1952 Map of Malone

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Malone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Malone serves as the primary hub of this North Florida landscape, where the town's grid is established amidst a dense network of water features and agricultural tracts. The geography is characterized by numerous small ponds and depressions, many bearing family names such as Knowles Pond, Parker Pond, and the Bill Glover Pond. The map reveals a community structured around its spiritual and educational centers, including Friendship Ch, Rocky Grove Ch, and the McChapel Sch.

Military history is evident in the transition of aviation facilities, with Auxiliary Field No 2 active in the north while Auxiliary Field No 1 is noted as abandoned to the southwest. This juxtaposition, along with the scattered cemeteries like Hays Cem and McNeally Cem, offers genealogists and local historians a detailed view of Jackson County during a period of post-war stabilization before modern land-use changes altered these traditional farm-to-market patterns.