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2011 Map of Bowdens Pond

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Bowdens Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Happy Valley and the small settlement of Autney anchor this McDuffie County landscape, where the local economy is visibly shaped by industrial and agricultural water management. The presence of Kaolin Lake and Kaolin Mines Lake reflects the region's significant mineral extraction history, while numerous smaller impoundments like Bowdens Pond Number One and Arringtons Pond dot the drainage basins of Brier Creek and Reedy Creek.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named burial sites, including the Barksdale-Story-Bradshaw Cemetery, Thomas Hadden Cemetery, and McNair Cemetery. These landmarks, along with crossings like Huff Bridge and Luckie Bridge, provide a precise framework for tracing early 21st-century land ownership and community boundaries. The terrain is further defined by Little Brasstown Gap and the winding course of the Thomson Ford Branch.