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1974 Map of Odessa

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Odessa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Odessa stands at the center of this 1970s landscape, positioned where the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad and the Old Grade meet. This region, straddling the Pasco Co and Hillsborough Co line, is defined by a dense network of freshwater lakes, including Keystone Lake, Island Ford Lake, and Lake Alice. The presence of Indian Mounds near Mound Lake and the Odessa Ch reflects a long history of habitation along the Anclote River and Brooker Creek drainage basins.

Institutional and recreational sites like Camp Keystone and Camp Singing Pines are established among the citrus groves and cypress heads. To the west, the West Pasco Airpark serves the local aviation needs of a community emerging from its rural roots. The transition from timber and rail to residential growth is visible in the network of named roads such as Van Dyke Rd and Tobacco Rd which begin to intersect the older, winding terrain.