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2012 Map of Ponce de Leon

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Ponce de Leon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Ponce de Leon serves as the hub of this Florida Panhandle landscape, where the town's street grid is defined by the intersection of Railroad St and the historic route of Old Highway 90. The area is geographically shaped by its namesake waters, including the cooling flows of Ponce de Leon Spring and the nearby Jackson Spring. To the south, the terrain rises toward several named elevations such as Saint Paul Hill and Knox Hill, while the southeastern corner is dominated by the meandering course of the Choctawhatchee River.

This 2012 survey documents the transition from the settled town center to the outlying agrarian and marshy lowlands. Local history is preserved in sites like Ponce de Leon Cem and the smaller Hardy Cem near the river. The presence of Hughes Ditch and numerous named ponds like Carlisle Lake and Tobacco Bed Pond illustrates a complex hydrological system used for local land management and drainage in this corner of Holmes County.