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2011 Map of Alma

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Alma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Alma serves as the central hub of this Georgia landscape, its grid of streets branching out into a network of agricultural lands and water-managed properties. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Hurricane Creek and Tenmile Creek, which are punctuated by numerous man-made reservoirs including Lake Lure, Johnson Lake, and Aldridge and Eason Lake. These water bodies, often held by dams like the Johnsons Lake Dam, reflect a history of local land and water management for farming and recreation.

For those tracing family history, the map provides precise locations for several burial grounds, from the large Rose Hill Cemetery in the heart of town to the more rural Rockingham Cemetery and Taylors Cemetery. The outlying settlement of Rockingham sits to the east, connected to the county seat by a web of named rural routes like Bennett Still Hwy and Douglas Rigdon Rd, which navigate the various branches and creeks that feed into the region's larger river systems.