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1950 Map of Avondale

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Avondale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Camp Gordon Military Reservation occupies a significant portion of this landscape, established across the borders of Richmond, Jefferson, and McDuffie counties. The map, based on aerial photography from 1947, documents a rural Georgia environment where military activity and traditional agricultural life exist in close proximity. Outside the reservation boundaries, the community of Avondale is surrounded by family-named landmarks and institutions that suggest a long-established local genealogy, such as Reeves School and Silver Run Church.

Hydrology plays a central role in the area's layout, with Brier Creek and Boggy Gut Creek feeding into numerous small impoundments like Burch Mill Pond and Euclid Claussen Pond. The presence of Nortons Mill and Watermill Pond indicates the continued importance of water-powered industry at mid-century. Numerous family burial grounds, including Adams Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, and Arrington Cemetery, are scattered across the terrain, providing valuable data for tracing local family footprints.