1969 Map of O'Brien

About this map

The O'Brien settlement serves as the central hub of this North Florida landscape, situated at the intersection of the Seaboard Coast Line railroad and local thoroughfares like Cross County Road. The geography is defined by its proximity to the winding Suwannee River in the southwest and the Little River in the northeast, where the boundary between Suwannee Co and Lafayette Co follows the water's edge. This 1960s survey illustrates a region where local life was anchored by country churches and family burial grounds, including Mt Zion Ch, Mt Pisgah Ch, and Cedar Grove Cem. The presence of Troy Spring near the river indicates the characteristic karst features of the Florida panhandle. A network of rural routes such as Fletcher Road and Brannen Road connect the scattered homesteads and agricultural plots that fill the spaces between the limestone-rich riverbanks and the railroad corridor.