1948 Map of Palm City

About this map

The confluence of the North Fork St Lucie River and the South Fork serves as the focal point for this late-1940s survey of the Florida coast. This era finds Stuart established as a growing hub along the Florida East Coast railroad, while Palm City remains a smaller settlement to the south. The landscape is heavily defined by the drainage network, including the St Lucie Canal and numerous named points like Bessey Pt and Jenkins Pt that line the waterway. Inland, the Hanson Grant covers a large territory characterized by wetlands and smaller bodies of water like Mile Lake. Genealogists may find interest in the documented locations of Union Ch and the Piney (C) Cem, providing a precise look at the community infrastructure before the major residential expansions of the later 20th century.