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2017 Map of Appling

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Appling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The unincorporated community of Appling serves as a focal point in this portion of Columbia County, where the landscape is defined by the dendritic drainage patterns of Kiokee Creek and Greenbrier Creek. This 2017 study illustrates a rural-suburban hybrid environment, where modern residential roads like Heggies Ridge Dr and William Norman Ln intersect with older rural thoroughfares such as Cobbham Rd and Washington Rd.

Genealogists and local historians can pinpoint family-associated landmarks including the Susie Bostic Cem and private water bodies like Casaga Lake and Pollards Corner Lake. Small settlements like Phinizy, Pollards Corner, and Howell are connected by a network of creeks and branches, including Little Kiokee Cr and White Oak Br, reflecting a long-standing reliance on the local watershed for land division and settlement orientation. Aviation interests are represented by the small Carpenter Airport situated in the southwestern corner of the quadrangle.