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Sumter County is Florida's 29th county, established on January 8, 1853, from a segment of Orange County. It gains its name from Thomas Sumter (1736-1832), a prominent general of southern campaigns during the Revolutionary War. Bushnell is the county seat.

For earlier maps of this area, visit the Orange County map gallery.


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Sumter County, 1856
This detail of a map from the annual report of the Surveyor General in 1856 shows Sumter County. Drainage, cities and towns, roads, trails, and location of railroad lines are shown in great detail. The major water features of the area are Lake Eustis...

Sumter County, 1857
A map of Sumter county as of 1857 showing towns, forts, bodies of water, and the county seats....

Sumter County, 1859
Railroad map of Sumter County, Florida showing river drainage, cities and towns, and roads in 1859. Township grids based on the Tallahassee basis parallel and the Tallahassee prime meridian shows the extent of land survey in Florida. The map scale is...

Sumter County, 1860
A map of Sumter County as of 1860 showing towns, rivers, lakes, and the county seat....

Sumter, 1860
This is a map of Sumter County showing towns and villages such as Adamsville, and inland waters such as the Withlacoochee River....

Sumter County, 1863
This detail of a map of Florida was "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1863 by A. J. Johnson in the clerks office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York." It shows Sumter County in co...

Sumter County, 1865
This detail of a map of Florida shows topographical information for Sumter County in 1865. Swampland is depicted in thin horizontal lines. Rivers are colored in blue while lakes and ponds are colored with green. Railroads, roads, and towns are also s...

Sumter County, 1871
This 1871 detail of Florida shows county lines and county seats current to the period, major towns and cities, and railroad routes and stations for Sumter County. The major water features of this detail are the Withlacoochee River and Lake Apopka. Ot...

Sumter County, 1873
This detail of a 1873 map of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina shows an in color portrait of county lines of the period, Florida railroad routes, forts, and outlines major waterways for Sumter County. The major water features of the detail are the...

Sumter County, 1874
This detail of a map of Florida indicates Sumter County current to 1874. It shows drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, battlefields, and submarine cables to Havana. It also lists operating and newly chartered railroads of the t...

Sumter County, 1880
This map of Sumter County shows the county seat (Leesburg) and cities current to 1880....

Sumter County, 1882
This detail of a map of Florida covers Sumter County and vicinity and indicates drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, railroads, and the 15-mile railroad land grant limits surrounding the track. The major water features of the d...

Sumter County, 1883
A map of Sumter County showing county lines, the county seat (Sumterville), and railroads connecting the major cities current to 1883....

Sumter County, 1883
Digitization provided by the USF Libraries Digitization Center. This Sumter County map is from Poor s railroad map of Florida, circa 1883. It shows railroads, counties and county seats, cities and towns and inland waters. Approximate map scale is 75 ...

Sumter County, 1886
A map of Sumter County showing county lines, the county seat (Sumterville), and railroads connecting the major cities current to 1886....

Sumter County, 1886
This is a detailed map of Sumter County, Florida showing the County Seat, major cities, roads, railroads, inland waters, etc. Township and range grid established from the Tallahassee baseline and meridian shows the extent of land survey in the county...

Sumter County, 1888
A map of Sumter County showing county lines, the county seat (Sumterville), railroads, and cities current to 1888....

Sumter County, 1888
This detail shows county lines and county seats current to the period, major towns and cities, and railroad routes and stations for Sumter County. The Townships are subdivided into sections, and those sections offered for sale by the land department ...

Sumter County, 1888
This detail of a map of Florida indicates Sumter County current to 1888. The map was issued by the Florida Southern Railway Company. It shows lands, owned, and offered for sale by said department. Six square miles makes up a township, which is number...

Sumter County, 1889
This is a detail of a map of Florida showing counties, railroads, cities, inland waters, etc for Sumter County. Each color represents a different route. The origin and destination for each route is found on the main map in an Explanation key. Feature...

Sumter County, 1890
A map of Sumter County showing towns, bodies of water, county lines, the county seat (Sumterville), and railroads connecting the major cities current to 1890. ...

Sumter County, 1890
A map of Sumter County showing the county seat (Sumterville), cities, towns, rivers, lakes, roads, and railroads present in 1890....

Sumter County, 1890
A map of Sumter County showing county lines, the county seat (Sumterville), railroads, and cities current to 1890....

Sumter County, 1892
This detail of a map of Florida indicates Sumter County current to 1892. Major waterways are shown with thin, concentric lines. The thick black lines represent railroads. The central features of the detail include Webster, Bushnell, and Sumterville....

Sumter County, 1893
A map of Sumter County showing county lines, the county seat (Sumterville), and railroads connecting the major cities current to 1893....

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