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1945 Map of St Teresa

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of St Teresa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

St Teresa sits along the shoreline of Alligator Harbor, protected from the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico by the narrow reach of Peninsula Point. This coastal landscape in Franklin County is defined by the confluence of the Ochlockonee River and Sopchoppy River, which feed into the wide Ochlockonee Bay. North of the bay, the map shows the tidal marshes and islands of the St Marks National Wildlife Refuge, including Thom Island and Grass Island.

Internal drainage features such as Metcalf Lakes, Buddy Pond, and Corn Landing Lake reveal a complex network of freshwater bodies just inland from the salt marshes. The presence of Mud Landing on the Sopchoppy and various points like Granit Point and Metcalf Point indicate a maritime-focused geography where land and water are constantly intertwined. Highway 10 and 319 provide the primary overland connections to this part of the Panhandle, linking the small settlement of St Teresa to the surrounding coastal lowlands.