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1956 Map of St Petersburg

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of St Petersburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

St Petersburg stands as a dense grid of mid-century development on the Pinellas Peninsula, flanked by Tampa Bay and Boca Ciega Bay. This 1956 survey, updated with purple revisions from 1979, illustrates the rapid urban expansion into places like Pinellas Park and Kenneth City. The landscape is a network of small lakes and man-made basins, including Mirror Lake and the North Yacht Basin, which provided essential waterfront infrastructure for the growing city.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the numerous educational and burial sites across the quadrangle. From the Farragut Academy in the west to the Garden of Peace Cem and Royal Palm Cemetery, the map preserves the institutional footprint of the era. The Seaboard Coast Line railroad and Albert Whitted Airport highlight the transportation hubs that fueled the region's mid-to-late 20th-century growth.