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2024 Map of Blackshear East

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Blackshear East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Pierce County Courthouse stands as the civic anchor of Blackshear, Georgia, in a landscape where the dense street grid of the county seat quickly gives way to the wetlands of the coastal plain. The Alabaha River and the Satilla River wind through the southern and eastern reaches of the area, creating a complex network of drainage that includes Raulerson Swamp and Mud Swamp. This environment has historically dictated the placement of rural settlements and family-named landmarks, as seen in the cluster of small communities and crossroads like Owen and Otter Creek.

Genealogists will find a concentration of local burial grounds, including the Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cem and several private or smaller sites like Browns Cem, Smith Cem, and Thomas Cem. The map reveals a transition from the urban activity surrounding the Pierce County Courthouse Annex III to the hydraulic features of the countryside, such as Walker Mill Pond. This mix of institutional permanence and the shifting river-bottom terrain defines the character of eastern Pierce County in the early 21st century.