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1954 Map of Vista

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Vista
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The Suwannee River meanders through this coastal Florida landscape, defining the boundary between Dixie and Levy Counties. Along its banks, small riverfront outposts like Fowlers Bluff, Yellow Jacket, and Jack Landing provide evidence of localized settlement and access to the waterway. Further inland, the terrain is dominated by the dense expanse of the California Swamp, interrupted by features such as Lime Sink and the remote Otter Sink Camp.

Conservation efforts are evident through the overlapping boundaries of the Perpetual Wildlife Management Area and the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. Cultural and genealogical points of interest include the Keen Cem and the Putman Lookout Tower, which stand amidst a network of unimproved roads and creek systems like Week Creek and Cedar Branch. This 1954 topography, revised in 1993, captures the rural character of the Big Bend region before modern development patterns fully emerged.