Old Maps of Gilchrist Park, Waycross for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Gilchrist Park with 6 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
  • Ideal for environmental or urban studies: Support academic projects with primary historical map data.
  • Use in the classroom or lab: Educators and researchers rely on these maps to bring historical context to life.

These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Gilchrist Park has changed over the decades.


Gilchrist Park, Waycross maps

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  1. 1953 Map of Waycross, 1967 Print
    1953 Map of Waycross, 1967 Print
    1953 Waycross
    1967 Print · USGS
    South Georgia's agricultural and rail heartland is captured here in the mid-1950s, showing a vast network of timber and farming towns. Researchers can trace the rail lines connecting Waycross and Tifton or locate landmarks like Jefferson Davis State Park and Lake Blackshear.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1958 Map of Waycross
    1958 Map of Waycross
    1958 Waycross
    1958 Print · USGS
    Southeast Georgia in the late fifties remains a landscape of deep river basins and vital rail junctions. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named landmarks and rural hubs like Union Church, South Georgia College, and the sprawling Okefenokee Swamp.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1967 Map of Waycross East, 1969 Print
    1967 Map of Waycross East, 1969 Print
    1967 Waycross East
    1969 Print · USGS
    Waycross during the late sixties was a thriving railway and educational center at the edge of the Georgia wetlands. Genealogists and historians can trace neighborhood growth through dozens of named schools and cemeteries like Hazzard Hill Cem and Oakland Cemetery.

  4. 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.

  5. 1988 Map of Waycross
    1988 Map of Waycross
    1988 Waycross
    1988 Print · USGS
    South Georgia's wiregrass and timber country is documented here in the late eighties, centered on the vital rail junction of Waycross. Genealogists and historians can trace the rural landscape from Okefenokee up to the Ocmulgee, finding sites like Lumber City and Jefferson Davis Memorial State Park.

  6. 2024 Map of Waycross East, 2024 Print
    2024 Map of Waycross East, 2024 Print
    2024 Waycross East
    2024 Print · USGS
    Waycross and its surrounding wetlands are shown in great detail in this contemporary survey of southeastern Georgia. Genealogists and researchers can trace family landmarks like Hazzard Hill Cem or locate the rural communities of Astoria and Braganza.

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