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1970 Map of Spuds

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Spuds
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Agricultural lands and low-lying wetlands dominate this 1970 landscape in St. Johns County, where the Florida East Coast railroad provides the primary industrial spine through the community of Spuds. The region is defined by a complex network of drainage and irrigation, particularly evident around the corridor of Sixteenmile Creek and the meandering path of Deep Creek. Local social centers are anchored by rural congregations such as Emanuel Ch and Mt Olive Ch near the settlement of Byrd.

A notable transition occurs as the terrain rises toward Gopher Ridge, where a Lookout Tower stands as a landmark over the surrounding pine woods and marshy depressions. The presence of multiple features labeled Landing Strip highlights the importance of light aircraft in this rural expanse, likely serving the local farming operations. This survey, later photo-inspected in 1983, records the precise layout of section lines and secondary routes like Miller Rd and Leonard Rd before modern development altered the rural character of the Florida interior.