Loading map...

1948 Map of Blythe

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Blythe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Camp Gordon Military Reservation dominates the northern reaches of this landscape along the border of Richmond and Burke counties. This post-war era survey shows a countryside defined by small rural hubs and institutional anchors, centered on the town of Blythe. Educational and spiritual life is well-documented through numerous combined sites like the Doyle Grove Church and School and the Hoods Chapel School.

Industry and transport are represented by the presence of a sawmill near the town center and the established paths of the Georgia and Florida Road and Louisville Road. Significant family and community burial grounds, such as Saxon Cemetery and Kittbrew Cemetery, are scattered across the terrain, which is drained by the meandering Mc Bean Creek and Spirit Creek. The map reveals a transition between military land use and a resilient local agricultural economy just before the mid-century.