2024 Map of Bent Oak

About this map

Bent Oak and Billups serve as the primary settlement markers in this section of Lowndes County, where the landscape is defined by the extensive drainage systems of Gilmer Creek and Motley Slough. This modern survey reveals a community deeply rooted in its religious and familial history, evidenced by a high density of missionary baptist church cemeteries. Significant landmarks include the Golden Triangle Regional Airport and the Wicks Memorial Gardens, illustrating the modern infrastructure that overlays traditional rural life. The township is characterized by a dense network of local roads such as Artesia Rd and Gilmer Wilburn Rd, which navigate around the natural meandering of Magowah Creek and the North Branch Magowah Creek. The arrangement of these roads and the positioning of sites like Saint John Missionary Baptist Church Cem suggest a long-standing pattern of dispersed agricultural homesteads and local parish centers.