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2018 Map of Mayo

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Mayo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Mayo serves as the central hub for this portion of Lafayette County, where the grid of small-town streets meets a landscape defined by North Florida's unique karst topography. The Suwannee River carves a winding path across the northern section, marking the boundary with Suwannee County and feeding a network of springs and sloughs. Highlighting this hydrologic system are Peacock Springs and Telford Spring, alongside numerous sinkhole ponds like Winburn Lake and Boat Pond.

Evidence of the area's timber and rail history is visible in the settlement of Alton, once a significant lumber town, and the Old Rail Rd corridor near Peterson. Genealogists will find several well-preserved burial grounds across the rural landscape, including Wayfare Cem, Bethel Cem, and Winburn Cem. The southern reach of the survey transitions into the broader wetlands of Coon Bay and Double Run Bay, illustrating the shift from riverine bluffs to the low-lying interior pine flatwoods.