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1954 Map of Yankeetown SE

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

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Withlacoochee River dominates the southern landscape of this 1954 survey, defining the border where Levy, Citrus, and Marion counties meet. This region is characterized by a complex network of wetlands and hammocks, such as Cedar Hammock and Little Cedar Hammock, punctuated by numerous isolated water bodies including Salt Sick Lake and Blackwater Lake. The drainage pattern is led by Horse Hole Creek and the Bell Branch, which wind through the low-lying terrain of Hellcat Bay and Big Bay.

Transportation and small-scale settlement are visible through the path of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad cutting north-south through the center of the sheet. For genealogists and local historians, the map identifies small but significant landmarks like the Lebanon Cem in the northwest and Dog Ear Cem near Dog Ear Lake, providing precise locations for these early burial sites within the sparsely populated hammock country.