2021 Map of Sumatra

About this map

Sumatra and the small settlement of Bon Ami anchor this 2021 study of the Florida panhandle interior, where the landscape is defined by the extensive wetlands of the Apalachicola National Forest. The map detail reveals a complex network of forest roads, such as National Forest Road 114 and National Forest Road 118, which navigate the low-lying terrain between Bear Bay and Office Bay. Water dominates the geography, with the New River and its W Branch New River draining through thickets and swamps like Mud Swamp and Boggy Jordan. Genealogists and local historians can trace the transition from Liberty County into Franklin County at the southern edge, noting how the Black Creek Islands rise above the surrounding marshes near Black Creek. This map preserves the modern state of these remote forest communities and the protected wilderness that surrounds them.