1880s Maps of Georgia

1. 1886 Map of Dalton

   

   1886 Dalton

   1886 Print · USGS

   Northwest Georgia in the 1880s is a landscape of mountain gaps and vital river ferries. Trace family roots and vanished infrastructure from Dalton to Spring Place, including named landmarks like Shackelfords Ferry and Fort Mountain.

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4. 1886 Map of Ringgold

   

   1886 Ringgold

   1886 Print · USGS

   Northwest Georgia in the 1880s was a landscape of industrial river valleys and steep ridges defined by early rail lines. Local historians can trace family-named landmarks like Gilreath's Mill, the Trion Factory textile site, and the rural stop at Tap's Store.

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7. 1886 Map of Rome

   

   1886 Rome

   1886 Print · USGS

   Northwest Georgia in the mid-1880s is captured as a vital junction of river navigation and emerging rail power. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Rome and Cedartown or find rural landmarks like Kirk's Grave and Cunningham or Agate P.O.

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10. 1886 Map of Stevenson

    

    1886 Stevenson

    1886 Print · USGS

    Northeast Alabama at the peak of the railroad era shows a landscape tied to the river and the rails. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Coffey's Store or locate river crossings such as Caperton Ferry and Snodgrass Ferry.

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13. 1886 Map of Dahlonega

    

    1886 Dahlonega

    1886 Print · USGS

    The North Georgia mountains in the mid-1880s reveal a landscape of mining camps and early settlements before the modern era. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named landmarks like Helton's Field and Osbornes, or locate the Findley Mine and the Indian Mound.

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16. 1886 Map of Walhalla

    

    1886 Walhalla

    1886 Print · USGS

    The foothills of the Blue Ridge come alive in this late nineteenth-century survey of the Georgia and South Carolina borderlands. Genealogists and historians can trace the early rail networks through Walhalla and Toccoa, or locate family landmarks like Batchelor's Retreat and Mosley's Mill.

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19. 1888 Map of Ellijay

    

    1888 Ellijay

    1888 Print · USGS

    North Georgia in the late 1880s was a land of high peaks and emerging rail lines as the mountains were first being methodically surveyed. You can trace the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad through Blue Ridge and locate vanished stops like Vanzants Store or the rural community of Cherry Log.

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22. 1888 Map of Atlanta, 1955 Print

    

    1888 Atlanta

    1955 Print · USGS

    Atlanta and its surrounding counties emerge as a booming rail hub in the years following the Civil War. Trace early settlements and infrastructure like Jett Ferry, Oakley Mill, and the massive granite profile of Stone Mountain before the era of modern sprawl.

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25. 1889 Map of Tallapoosa

    

    1889 Tallapoosa

    1889 Print · USGS

    Across the Georgia and Alabama border in the late nineteenth century, iron furnaces and river mills powered the local economy. Genealogists can trace family homesteads near landmarks like Tecumseh Furnace, Pine Wood Church, and Allgood's Mill.

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