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2011 Map of Benevolence

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Benevolence
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The settlement of Benevolence and its namesake Benevolence Baptist Church anchor the southwestern portion of this West Georgia landscape. This rural area is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the West Fork Ichawaynochaway Creek and the Little Ichawaynochaway Creek, which dictate the local topography and historical road placement. Small, dispersed communities such as Troutman, Barges, and Gore are connected by a grid of county roads that navigate around features like Singers Pond and Goodwins Pond.

Genealogists and local historians will find value in the precise locations of the Benevolence Baptist Church Cemetery and Sardis Cemetery, which sit among the agricultural fields and timberlands. The names of smaller tributaries, such as Watts Gin Branch and Lime Spring Branch, suggest the early industrial and agricultural foundations of the region, where water-powered machinery once likely utilized these specific drainages.