1970s Maps of Ware County, Georgia

Explore 8 historic maps of Ware County from the 1970s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1970s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Ware County, GA maps

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  1. 1971 Map of Dixie Union, 1974 Print
    1971 Map of Dixie Union, 1974 Print
    1971 Dixie Union
    1974 Print · USGS
    Ware County in the early seventies is defined by the winding Satilla River and the rural communities of Dixie Union and Waresboro. Genealogists and local historians can trace old family sites near Jordan Ch or locate the era's local Drive-in Theater.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1971 Map of Wilsonville, 1974 Print
    1971 Map of Wilsonville, 1974 Print
    1971 Wilsonville
    1974 Print · USGS
    Coffee County and Ware County meet in this rural Georgia landscape during the early 1970s, as the Seventeen Mile River meanders through the pine-filled lowlands. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations through several rural landmarks, including Little Geneva Cem, Forest Grove Ch, and the settlement at Wilsonville.

  3. 1971 Map of Beach, 1974 Print
    1971 Map of Beach, 1974 Print
    1971 Beach
    1974 Print · USGS
    Southeast Georgia's rural timber and farm country comes into focus in the early 1970s as the rail and road networks connected small parish communities. Genealogists and local historians can trace family land near Bickley, Grace Chapel, and several local sites like Bagley Cem.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1971 Map of Axson, 1974 Print
    1971 Map of Axson, 1974 Print
    1971 Axson
    1974 Print · USGS
    Southeast Georgia’s wiregrass country is documented here in the early 1970s, as the Seaboard Coast Line railroad linked timber and agricultural outposts. Researchers can trace the lineage of small communities through sites like Stokesville, Axson Cem, and Taylor Chapel.

  5. 1971 Map of Talmo, 1974 Print
    1971 Map of Talmo, 1974 Print
    1971 Talmo
    1974 Print · USGS
    Ware County, Georgia, is captured here in the early 1970s as a landscape of river-bottom swamps and small railside settlements. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Chauncey Cem, the community at Fairfax, and churches such as Newborn Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1971 Map of Blackshear West, 1974 Print
    1971 Map of Blackshear West, 1974 Print
    1971 Blackshear West
    1974 Print · USGS
    Pierce County in the early seventies reveals a landscape of river-bottom lowlands and rural community hubs. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Sweat Cem and Nunn Cem or trace the Seaboard Coast Line through Homestead.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1971 Map of Crawley, 1974 Print
    1971 Map of Crawley, 1974 Print
    1971 Crawley
    1974 Print · USGS
    Southeast Georgia in the early 1970s is defined here by the rural crossroads and wetlands at the meeting of three counties. Genealogists and historians can trace the Seaboard Coast Line through Crawley and Bolen, or locate family sites like Lee Chapel Cem and Old Pine Grove Ch.
    2 unique versions available

  8. 1978 Map of Waycross, 1982 Print
    1978 Map of Waycross, 1982 Print
    1978 Waycross
    1982 Print · USGS
    Southeast Georgia in the late seventies is a landscape of vast wetlands and busy rail junctions. Genealogists and local historians can trace the Seaboard Coast Line through rural stops like Millwood and Pearson or locate family sites near the Okefenokee Swamp.

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