1958 Map of Wahoo

About this map

The Withlacoochee River and the vast Jumper Creek Swamp dominate this central Florida landscape, revealing a mosaic of islands, sloughs, and prairies characteristic of Sumter County in the late 1950s. The settlement of Wahoo sits at a transition point between the swampy interior and the more established rail corridors to the east. Near the edge of the sheet, the Dade Battlefield Memorial State Park marks a site of significant local and regional history, situated along the Seaboard railroad line. Deep in the wetlands, features like The Wonders, Baptizing Hole, and Soapstone Island suggest a landscape deeply integrated with local tradition and navigation. Evidence of early industry and community life appears in the scattered quarries and the Pleasant Hill Ch, while family-named landmarks like DeWitt Scrub and Hayes Sink provide valuable points of reference for genealogists tracing local land use.