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1968 Map of Newberry

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Newberry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Newberry and its surrounding Alachua County landscape are defined here by a clear intersection of rail transport and industrial extraction. The Seaboard Coast Line railroad cuts a diagonal path through the center of the sheet, anchoring the settlement of Haile and providing a transport corridor for numerous unnamed quarries and several tipples concentrated in the central region. This heavy industrial footprint contrasts with the rural character of northern and eastern sections, where small communities like Wade, Forest Grove, and Cadillac are identifiable by their central structures and social hubs.

Local history is preserved in the location of several country churches and burial grounds, including Evergreen Ch in the northwest and Pleasant Plain Ch near the town of Newberry. To the east, the settlement of Jonesville and its namesake Jonesville Ch mark the transition toward more open terrain. The map also captures specialized land uses of the late 1960s, such as a Lookout Tower and a Landing Field situated near the crossroads of the region's burgeoning road network.