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2012 Map of Poplar Head

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Poplar Head and its namesake Poplar Head Hill anchor this Washington County landscape, where the meandering Holmes Cr serves as the primary drainage for a network of wetlands and creeks. The 2012 survey illustrates a rural Florida interior defined by named crossroads and family-held tracts, such as Bess Nook and Brock Crossroad. The geography is notably punctuated by unique inland landforms like Roundabout Island and Beech Island, which rise out of the swampy lowlands of Cypress Cr.

Local history is preserved through the naming of ponds and waterways that suggest early industry and settlement, including Cooks Mill Pond and the storied Hard Labor Cr. The road network, including the commemorative Yates Settlement Rd, follows the higher ground between the many basins like Becton Pond and Pate Lake, showing how the hydrology of the Choctawhatchee River basin has historically dictated the placement of homes and infrastructure.