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1907 Map of Atlanta

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Atlanta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Texas and Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads define the industrial character of this tri-state border region during the early twentieth century. Centered on Atlanta and Queen City, the map documents a landscape where timber and agriculture were the primary economic drivers. Numerous family-run operations, such as Arnolds Sawmill, Richards Sawmill, and Chambee's Gin, are scattered along the drainages of Black Creek and Hurricane Bayou.

Social life is anchored by a dense network of country schools and churches, including Laws Chapel, Beulah Church, and Henderson Hill School. The presence of the Black Bayou Lumber Co RR and various tramroads illustrates the intensive logging of the piney woods before the modern era. This survey captures a specific moment when small crossroads like Ravana and Bivins served as vital nodes for a rural population dependent on rail transit and local milling.