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1954 Map of Austell

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Austell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Powder Springs and Austell anchor a landscape of growing Piedmont communities in the early 1950s, linked by the intersecting lines of the Southern Seaboard and Southern railroads. The map reveals a transition from rural crossroads to suburban development, with centers like Clarkdale and Lithia Springs appearing alongside prominent family-named landmarks and water bodies such as Gresham Lake and Chism Lake.

Infrastructure of the era is evident in the U S Government Reservation Monitoring Sta and the spread of education and faith through local sites like Beulah Sch and Smith Chapel. The terrain is deeply defined by the winding course of Sweetwater Creek and its many tributaries, including Noses Creek and Lick Log Creek, which helped shape the road network from Brownsville Road to the Bankhead Highway.