2017 Map of Blackshear East

About this map

Blackshear and its surrounding wetlands form the heart of this landscape, situated at a junction where the town meets the serpentine course of the Alabaha River. The geography is defined by an extensive network of swamps and branches, including Mud Swamp and Cross Swamp, which dominate the eastern and southern reaches of the quadrangle. For genealogists and local historians, the area is rich with family-named burial sites such as Strickland Cem, Smith Cem, and Browns Cem, scattered across the rural countryside near smaller settlements like Owen. The map shows a clear transition from the more developed grid of Blackshear to the winding country roads and hydraulic features like Walker Mill Pond. The southernmost border captures a bend in the Satilla River, where the Pierce Co and Brantley Co line follows the natural waterway through the dense Raulerson Swamp.