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1970 Map of Seville

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Seville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Seville and Pierson anchor this North Volusia landscape at a time when the region's agricultural and transportation patterns were clearly defined. The Seaboard Coast Line railroad runs nearly straight through the western half of the territory, connecting the small communities of Connersville and Seville to the broader Florida rail network. This corridor is flanked by numerous water bodies, including Lake Juanita and Cowarts Lake, which speak to the area's high water table and natural drainage patterns.

Inland from the rail line, the terrain gives way to a complex system of cypress heads and marshy basins, most notably Lake Disston and Saw Grass Bay. Numerous Jeep Trails snake through the eastern wetlands toward Little Haw Creek, indicating a landscape utilized for timbering or hunting. Notable infrastructure includes a Lookout Tower near Seville and a Landing Strip south of Pierson, reflecting the diverse utility of the land in the early 1970s.