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1954 Map of Valdosta

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Valdosta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Okefenokee Swamp dominates the eastern landscape of this South Georgia and North Florida border region, showing a complex interior of islands like Honey Island and Blackjack Island. To the west, the city of Valdosta serves as a major hub for the Georgia Southern and Florida and Atlantic Coast Line railroads. The map documents the extensive river systems that define the Gulf drainage, including the winding Suwannee River and the Withlacoochee River.

Military and conservation footprints are prominent, from the operations at Moody Air Force Base to the protected reaches of the Osceola National Forest and St Marks National Wildlife Refuge near the Gulf of Mexico. Smaller settlements such as White Springs, Statenville, and Fargo are shown amidst the timberlands and wetlands of the Pinhook Swamp and Swift Creek Swamp, providing a detailed view of the rural infrastructure between Thomasville and Lake City.