Loading map...

1958 Map of Webster

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Webster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Atlantic Coast Line railroad dictates the settlement pattern of this rural Sumter County landscape, connecting the town of Webster with the smaller communities of Linden and Tarrytown. The northern half of the sheet is a complex mosaic of marshland and named water bodies like Gant Lake and Big Gant Lake, while the southern portion is dominated by the dense canopy of the Withlacoochee State Forest.

Social and civic life is anchored by local institutions such as Mt Olive Ch, Stewart Chapel, and Mills High Sch. The map reveals the intricate hydrology of the region, where the Withlacoochee River and Indianhouse Swamp transition into citrus-friendly high ground. For researchers, the presence of the Linden Cem and Matchett Cem provides valuable points of interest for tracing family heritage within this central Florida corridor during the late 1950s.