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1918 Map of Middleburg

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Middleburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Middleburg sits at the strategic junction of the North and South Forks of Black Creek, serving as a focal point for this early 20th-century Clay County landscape. The area is defined by its intricate water network, where numerous branches like Sal Taylor Creek and Yellow Water Creek feed into the larger creek systems that eventually reach Doctors Lake. Transportation in this era relied heavily on river crossings and established wagon roads, evidenced by the presence of Rideout Ferry and Ross Ferry, along with landmarks like Bristol Bridge.

A high density of rural schoolhouses, including the Hatcherville School, Bell School, and George Carter School, reflects a distributed settlement pattern of small farming communities and timber interests. The boundary between Duval and Clay counties is clearly delineated, cutting through a terrain of low-lying branches and small rises like Clay Hill. From the Black Creek Church in the south to the small siding at Peoria, this map preserves the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and vanished crossroads before modern suburban development.