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2012 Map of Wacissa

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Wacissa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

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The Wacissa River network dominates this Jefferson County landscape, emerging from a concentration of freshwater springs including Aucilla Spring, Horsehead Spring, and Big Blue Spring. This hydrological system is further defined by the Welaunee Sink and Lake Iamonia in the northeast, where Welaunee Cr feeds into the subterranean drainage typical of this Florida region.

Settlement patterns are centered around the small community of Wacissa and the nearby Thomas City, with the Wacissa Lookout Tower standing as a prominent local landmark. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Walker Cem north of the river's headwaters and trace numerous family-named landmarks such as Mulloy Landing and Maloy Lndg. The area's timber and water-powered history is signaled by the multiple tributaries of Bailey Mill Cr and Jones Mill Cr that thread through the southern swamps.