1940s Maps of Burke County, Georgia

1. 1943 Map of Hilltonia

   

   1943 Hilltonia

   1943 Print · USGS

   Screven County settlements and Savannah River landings are meticulously documented in this mid-century survey. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Lovetts Cemetery, Rock Hill Sch, and Antioch Ch across the rural landscape.

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4. 1943 Map of Greens Cut

   

   1943 Greens Cut

   1943 Print · USGS

   Eastern Georgia during the early 1940s remained a landscape of river landings and rural railroad stops. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like Old Church Sta, Hatchers Mill, and the settlement of Telfairville.

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7. 1943 Map of Millen

   

   1943 Millen

   1943 Print · USGS

   Eastern Georgia during the Second World War remains a landscape of remote rail junctions and country schools. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like Walker Academy, Old Fort Lawton, and the settlements of Munnerlyn and Perkins.

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10. 1943 Map of Augusta East

    

    1943 Augusta East

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Savannah River valley along the Georgia and South Carolina border is shown here in the early 1940s, just before significant regional changes. Genealogists can trace hundreds of rural landmarks, including Ellenton, the Downer Institute, and several mills like Hatchers Mill.

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13. 1943 Map of Millen

    

    1943 Millen

    1943 Print · USGS

    Eastern Georgia during the early 1940s is shown here as a network of rail-side towns and river landings. Genealogists and local historians can locate many rural landmarks including Habersham Sch, Lovetts Cemetery, and the river crossing at Burtons Ferry.

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16. 1943 Map of Augusta

    

    1943 Augusta

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Savannah River corridor at the Georgia-South Carolina border comes alive in the early 1940s, showing the intricate wetlands and rural communities of Richmond and Aiken Counties. Researchers can locate vanished landmarks like the Downer Institute, the Cottage Cem, and early roads like Tobacco Road.

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19. 1944 Map of Ellenton

    

    1944 Ellenton

    1944 Print · USGS

    In the mid-1940s, this area of the Savannah River valley was a thriving agricultural landscape centered on Ellenton and Dunbarton. Genealogists can trace family footprints through sites like Bethesda Sch, Daisy May Ch, and the local Burton & Myers Store.

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22. 1947 Map of Savannah

    

    1947 Savannah

    1947 Print · USGS

    Coastal Georgia and South Carolina are captured here in the mid-forties, showing the rail-and-river networks of the Lowcountry. Genealogists and researchers can trace old crossroads and river towns from Statesboro to Beaufort, alongside military sites like Camp Stewart and Parris Island.

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25. 1948 Map of Hephzibah

    

    1948 Hephzibah

    1948 Print · USGS

    Richmond County and the Augusta suburbs are seen here during the late 1940s as military footprints like Camp Gordon began to reshape the landscape. Genealogists and local historians can locate dozens of country churches and rural cemeteries, from the Albion-Kaolin Chalk Mine to the Georgia Training School Farm.

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28. 1948 Map of Harlem

    

    1948 Harlem

    1948 Print · USGS

    Eastern Georgia in the late forties shows the expansion of the Camp Gordon Military Reservation into a landscape of rural hamlets. Researchers can trace old family sites like Bynum Cemetery and vanished landmarks like Central School (Abandoned).

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31. 1948 Map of Stapleton

    

    1948 Stapleton

    1948 Print · USGS

    Jefferson County and the surrounding countryside appear in detail during the late 1940s, showing a landscape of rail junctions and rural homesteads. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations through sites like Ellis Plantation, Ponder Family Cemetery, and the old Wrens Station.

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34. 1948 Map of Savannah

    

    1948 Savannah

    1948 Print · USGS

    The Georgia and South Carolina Lowcountry comes alive in this post-war survey of the coast and its river-fed hinterlands. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the Central of Georgia RR and find established settlements such as Isle of Hope and Sylvania.

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37. 1948 Map of Gough

    

    1948 Gough

    1948 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Burke County is a landscape of rural schoolhouses and family-named mills as the post-war era began. Genealogists can trace family roots through sites like Boggs Academy, Noah's Ark Church & Cem, and Dyes Crossroads.

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40. 1948 Map of Blythe, 1964 Print

    

    1948 Blythe

    1964 Print · USGS

    Blythe and the surrounding Richmond County countryside appear here just after the war, showing a landscape of small family farms and rural schools. Researchers can trace local genealogy through sites like Doyle Grove Church and School, the Saxon Cemetery, and the Camp Gordon Military Reservation boundary.

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