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1960 Map of Sorrento

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Sorrento
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Sorrento and Mount Plymouth serve as central hubs in this citrus-belt landscape, where the Atlantic Coast Line railroad dictates the local geography. The map reveals a transition from the structured residential blocks of Tangerine and Bay Ridge to the wilder reaches of the Seminole Swamp and Rock Springs Run. Local history and genealogy are well-represented by numerous burial grounds, including the Sorrento Cem, Tangerine Cem, and the Seminole Cem.

The presence of the Mount Plymouth Lake and its adjacent Golf Course suggests the area's development for recreation, while various extractive sites like claypits and a sandpit point to its industrial underpinnings. Water defines the terrain, from the large Lake Seneca and Lake Amos to smaller features like Dusty Spring and Sulphur Spring, illustrating the hydrologic character of the Lake and Orange County border before modern suburban expansion transformed the region.