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1954 Map of Ben Hill

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Ben Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Chattahoochee River defines the western edge of this mid-century landscape, where rural communities are beginning to feel the outward expansion of Atlanta. The community of Ben Hill serves as a primary hub in the east, characterized by a network of established roads like Campbellton Road and Cascade Palmetto Highway. Educational and social life is anchored by local institutions such as Sandtown Sch and the Sandtown Community House.

Transport and industry are visible through the path of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad and the infrastructure of the Utoy Sewage Disposal Plant. For genealogists, the map is a dense record of local faith, preserving the locations of Poplar Springs Ch, Owl Rock Ch, and the Mt Gilead Campground. Water features like Tawdivera Lakes and Cowart Lake dot the terrain, while Buzzard Roost Island sits prominently in the river bend.