1966 Map of Orange Heights

About this map

Newnans Lake dominates the southwestern corner of this mid-1960s survey, its shoreline dotted with the Newnans Lake Homesites and the Sunland Center State Park. The landscape is characterized by a mix of wetlands and managed timberlands, including the vast Austin Cary Memorial Forest and the dense Gum Root Swamp. Human settlement is concentrated around the established communities of Windsor and Orange Heights, the latter situated near the Orange Heights Cem and the rail line of the Seaboard. The map preserves the alignment of the Arredondo Grant Boundary, a remnant of colonial-era Spanish land grants that continues to dictate property lines in this part of Florida. Smaller communities like the Copeland Settlement and landmarks such as Providence Ch provide specific points of interest for those tracing local history and family lineages within Alachua County during this period of transition.