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1966 Map of Monteocha

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Monteocha
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Santa Fe River forms a natural boundary between Bradford and Alachua Counties in this mid-1960s snapshot of North Central Florida. The landscape is defined by the expansive Mud Swamp and numerous smaller water bodies like Sunshine Lake and Trout Pond, illustrating the region's complex hydrology. This period of development is marked by the presence of the Seaboard Coast Line railroad and a network of firebreaks and pipelines cutting through the timber and wetlands.

Local life centers on rural congregations and family burial grounds, such as Rhuda Branch Cem and several churches including Old Jerusalem Ch, New Jerusalem Ch, and Greater Bell Ch. The small settlement of Monteocha stands alongside Little Monteocha Creek, while the village of Graham appears in the northeast. For researchers, the map provides an essential record of rural community nodes and family-named landmarks like Rhuda Branch and Rocky Creek before the transition to modern land use.