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1954 Map of Warrior Swamp

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Warrior Swamp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Huxford Camp and the nearby Huxford Lookout Tower serve as the primary human landmarks in this mid-century survey of the Taylor County wilderness. The landscape is dominated by an intricate network of wetlands, characterized by Spring Warrior Creek, Middle Warrior Creek, and the expansive White Oak Swamp to the southeast. The interior is punctuated by numerous named water bodies, including Cypress Lake, George Ann Lake, and Bear Harbor Lake, reflecting a terrain defined by seasonal inundation and poorly drained soils.

Transportation through this dense environment was historically facilitated by an Old Railroad Grade that cuts across the southern sections, likely a remnant of earlier timber operations common to the Florida Panhandle. Genealogists and local historians can locate several burial sites within the pine and swamp mosaic, specifically Sandhill Cem and Sealey Cem, which are preserved here alongside smaller ponds like Melvina Pond and Rosemary Pond.