2024 Map of Alma NE

About this map

Baxley sits at the northern edge of this South Georgia landscape, where the residential grids of Oak Cliff St and Forest Ave give way to the sprawling timberlands and wetlands of the coastal plain. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Sweetwater Creek and Black Water Creek, which cut through a mosaic of agricultural clearings and dense woods. For genealogists and local historians, the area is notable for its numerous small burial grounds, including the Old Pleasant Grove Cem and Graham Cem, which often represent the early foundations of rural families in Appling Co and Bacon Co. The drainage patterns, visible in features like Swain Break and Wheaton Break, illustrate the complex hydrology that influenced the placement of early roads such as Old Blackshear Hwy Rd.