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1959 Map of Winter Haven

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Winter Haven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Winter Haven and Haines City anchor this citrus-belt landscape during a period of significant urban expansion. The 1959 base topography, later updated with purple revisions, reveals a complex aquatic geography defined by the Seaboard Coast Line railroad and the numerous water bodies that shape local development. Education and research are central to the area's identity, evidenced by the Univ of Fla Exper Sta and schools like Jewett High Sch and Fruitland Sch.

Neighborhoods such as Florence Villa and Eloise Woods represent the post-war growth of Polk County, while landmarks like the lakeside Amphitheater and Gilbert Field highlight the region's civic and aviation infrastructure. The map illustrates how residential grids were engineered around natural features like Lake Fannie and Lake Hamilton, creating a distinctive pattern of development where groves and suburbs met the water's edge.