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1968 Map of McIntosh

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of McIntosh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Orange Lake dominates this central Florida landscape, its waters punctuated by islands like McCormick Island and Bird Island along the border of Alachua and Marion counties. The Seaboard Coast Line railroad runs parallel to the western shore, serving a string of small settlements including McIntosh, Boardman, and Evinston. This corridor shows a pattern of early rural development, where transportation networks dictated the placement of communities and cemeteries such as Center Hill Cem.

South of the lake, the terrain transitions into the Hawthorn Prairie and includes industry-specific landmarks like a Radio Tower and numerous quarries. Local history is preserved in the location of the Arredondo Grant Boundary, a remnant of Spanish land grants that shaped property lines well into the modern era. Public spaces like Heagy-Burry Park and Rawlings Park at Cross Creek highlight the longstanding recreational and residential value of the lakefront during the late 1960s.