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2020 Map of Bancroft

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Bancroft
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Bancroft serves as the central focal point of this Southwest Georgia landscape, where the boundary between Early and Calhoun counties meanders through a network of wetlands and agricultural drainage. The topography is defined by the winding course of Spring Creek and its various tributaries, including Number Seven Branch and Number Five Branch. A significant local landmark, Kolomoki Plantation Lake, sits in the northern portion of the map, illustrating the area's history of land management and water retention.

Rural life is mapped through a dense grid of named country roads such as Giles Hightower Road and Hill Farm Road, which connect the scattered homesteads. The naming of Bancroft Station Lane hints at the community's historical connection to regional transit, while Mays Ford Road marks an old crossing point over the local waterways. The map effectively captures a traditional coastal plain environment where the economy is tied to the hydrology of systems like Perry Creek and Dry Creek.