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1955 Map of Waukeenah

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Waukeenah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The town of Waukeenah serves as a central hub in this mid-century survey of Jefferson County, Florida. Situated south of the Base Line, the landscape is defined by its rural community structure, where numerous local congregations such as Bethel Ch and Sardis Ch served as the primary social anchors. The northern section of the map reveals a critical transportation junction at Drifton, where the Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line railroads intersected, facilitating the movement of local timber or agricultural goods through the region.

Hydrological patterns are prominent throughout, with Morris Branch and Bailey Mill Creek threading through the low-lying terrain. To the south and west, bodies of water like Lake Catherine and Wooten Lake punctuate the landscape, while the presence of the St Rilla Sch highlights the distribution of educational facilities in this agrarian setting. The map captures a transition point in Florida's interior, balancing the established rail-based economy of older settlements like Nash and Capps with the enduring rural character of the Big Bend region.