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2015 Map of Valparaiso

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Valparaiso
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Niceville and Valparaiso anchor the southeastern corner of this landscape, where the urban grid meets the intricate drainage basins of the Florida Panhandle. The geography is defined by a dense network of watercourses including Turkey Cr, Lightwood Knot Cr, and Juniper Cr, which carve through the terrain toward the coast. Notable localized features such as Blue Pond and Sweeney Cem provide specific points of interest for local historians and genealogists tracking family footprints in Okaloosa County.

Transportation corridors like Government Ave and SR-190 illustrate the modern development of these twin cities, while the surrounding areas remain characterized by numerous smaller branches and ponds, including Kendrick Pond and Brooks Pond. The map captures the transition from the structured residential streets of Valparaiso to the vast, undeveloped hydrological systems of the northern and western sections of the quadrangle.