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1959 Map of Quincy

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Quincy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The county seat of Quincy dominates this mid-century landscape, showing a dense street grid flanked by established institutions like Western Cem, Eastern Cem, and the Quincy High Sch. The town's economic foundations are visible in the industrial infrastructure of the Seaboard Air Line railroad and the nearby Tanyard and Santa Clara settlements. Outside the urban core, the terrain is defined by a network of drainage basins including Quincy Creek and the Little River, which supported several rural communities.

Religious life in Gadsden County is well-documented through numerous country churches such as Shiloh Ch, New Bethel Ch, and St Matthews Ch. The presence of the Sawano Country Club and the Quincy Airport indicates mid-century development, while older land divisions are marked by the Forbes Purchase Line. This survey provides a clear view of the transition from the town's commercial center to the outlying tobacco-growing country and woodlands of Northern Florida.