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1949 Map of Riverdale

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Riverdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The St Johns River dominates this mid-century landscape, serving as the primary geographic divider between Clay, Putnam, and St. Johns Counties. Small riverside settlements and landings dot both shores, reflecting an era where the river remained central to local movement. Along the western bank, the Seaboard Coast Line runs parallel to the water, while an Old Railroad Grade near West Tocoi hints at earlier transportation networks that once served the citrus groves and timber interests of the region.

Strategic points of land like Tocoi Point and Deadman Point reach into the wide channel, marking the transition from open water to the smaller marshy tributaries of Tocoi Creek and Deep Creek. The map details agricultural and residential clusters at Federal Point and Bridgeport in the south, providing a look at the rural character of these communities before later twentieth-century development. Smaller named features like Brewers Landing and Clay Landing offer specific points of interest for those tracing family history along the river's edge.