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2020 Map of Blackshear East

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Alabaha River and its wide, swampy tributaries dominate this part of Southeast Georgia, where the city of Blackshear serves as the seat of Pierce County. The landscape is a network of slow-moving water and wetlands, including the expansive Raulerson Swamp and Cross Swamp to the east. The city center is marked by several public landmarks, such as the Pierce County Courthouse and its Pierce County Courthouse Annex III, showing the continued importance of this civic hub.

Genealogists will find a wealth of records in the numerous burial grounds scattered throughout the quadrangle, from the large Blackshear City Cem to smaller family and community plots like Strickland Cem, Browns Cem, and Shiloh Cem. Rural life outside the town center is punctuated by small settlements like Owen and Otter Creek, and water-based features such as Walker Mill Pond that reflect the area's historical reliance on its river systems and agricultural land.