1956 Map of New Smyrna Beach

About this map

New Smyrna Beach serves as the focal point of this coastal survey, where the Florida East Coast railway corridor dictates the layout of the town's inland neighborhoods. The map illustrates a complex maritime landscape where the Intracoastal Waterway threads through the Halifax and Indian River, separated from the Atlantic by a narrow barrier island. Of particular interest to local historians is the depiction of Chisolm High Sch and several smaller settlements like Isleboro and Mission City, which provide a detailed look at mid-century community development. The 1970s-era updates in purple reveal significant suburban expansion around the New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport and south toward Edgewater, while the natural hydrography remains dominated by a network of tidal passages such as Spruce Creek and the Redland Canal.