2011 Map of Alma NE

About this map

Sweetwater Creek defines the drainage of this rural Georgia landscape, flowing past small clusters of settlement such as Holmesville and Pine Forest. The map reveals a land divided by long-established family routes and timber roads, including Poor Robin Rd and Silas Black Brk. The presence of numerous family burial grounds, such as Graham Cemetery, Carter Cemetery, and Beckworth Cemetery, points to the deep-rooted genealogical history of the area near the northern headwaters of Big Satilla Creek. To the north, Weatherly Park serves as a local landmark near the winding path of Black Water Creek. The map documents a quiet, agrarian region defined more by its creek crossings and local road networks than by dense urbanization.