2018 Map of Saint Marks

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St. Marks and the surrounding Wakulla County wetlands are defined by the convergence of the Saint Marks River and its intricate network of bayous and creeks. This 2018 survey documents a landscape where the river dictates the pattern of settlement and transport, from the established town of St. Marks to the historic inland communities of Newport and Wakulla. The geography is dotted with significant karst features and springs, including Patterson Sink, Blue Sink, and Newport Spring, which characterize the limestone-heavy hydrology of this coastal region. Moving south toward the Gulf, the terrain transitions into a mosaic of tidal marshes and hammocks such as Port Leon Hammock and Collins Hammock. Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural burial grounds, including Magnolia Cem, Mays Cem, and Stewart Cem, which remain as fixed markers of the area's heritage amidst the shifting aquatic landscape of Stony Bayou and E River Pool.