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1990 Map of Sanborn

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

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Sopchoppy River and Ochlockonee River dominate this landscape within the Apalachicola National Forest, defining a region where water and wilderness dictate the pattern of settlement. In the southeast, the town of Sopchoppy serves as a local hub, supported by the smaller community of Curtis Mill and marked by the Sopchoppy Church and several family burying grounds, including Revell Cemetery. To the northwest, the map shows the scattered traces of Sanborn near Silver Lake, set against the expansive Bradwell Bay Wilderness.

A complex network of 4 WD tracks provides the only access through dense wetlands like Morrison Swamp and the many cutoff channels like Womack Cutoff. The presence of several sandpits and isolated landmarks such as Davis Camp suggests a landscape shaped by intermittent river-based activity and resource extraction. This 1990 revision, based on earlier aerial photography, captures the area's rural character before modern development could alter the intricate drainage systems of Syfrett Creek and its many branches.