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1994 Map of Quincy

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Quincy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Quincy serves as the focal point of this Gadsden County landscape, shown here at the close of the 20th century. The town's grid is dense with civic and educational history, featuring several schools such as Shanks High Sch and Parrimore High Sch, alongside the prominent Courthouse and City Hall. Surrounding the urban center is a significant concentration of family and community burial grounds, including Hillcrest Cem, Western Cem, and Sunny Vale Cem, which provide valuable touchpoints for genealogical research.

The topography transitions from the developed streets of Quincy into the conservation lands of the Joe Budd State Wildlife Management Area and Lake Talquin State Forest. Traces of the region's earlier industrial and surveying history are visible through a Strip Mine north of town and the historic Forbes Purchase Line, an indefinite boundary crossing the southern half of the quadrangle. Waterways like the Little River and Quincy Creek define the drainage patterns of this Panhandle territory.