1975 Map of Plant City West

About this map

Plant City serves as the focal point of this mid-1970s landscape, where the Seaboard Coast Line railroad and Interstate 4 converge. The area north of the city shows a transition from urban development to agricultural and marshy terrain, characterized by the Cork Prairie and the winding course of Pemberton Creek. Local history is preserved in several small settlements and rural landmarks, such as Antioch, Moriczville, and Knights, alongside established institutions like Cork Academy. The map reveals a dense network of local roads including Bruton Road and Knights Road, which served the region's diverse land use, ranging from scattered residential trailer parks to resource extraction at the Gravel Pit and Sandpits. For genealogists, the inclusion of three distinct burial grounds—Bethlehem Cem, Memorial Park Cem, and Oaklawn Cemetery—provides specific locations for tracing family roots in this part of Hillsborough County.