Loading map...

1974 Map of Brinson

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Brinson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The town of Brinson serves as the primary focal point of this Decatur County landscape in the mid-1970s. The Seaboard Coast Line railroad dictates the area's development, running northwest to southeast through the settlements of Cyrene and Hanover. To the east, the sprawling grounds of the Bainbridge State Hospital and the nearby Industrial Air Park signal the era's institutional and economic presence.

Hydrological features define the western and central terrain, most notably Spring Creek, which feeds into Lake Normal Pool 77, and the distinctively named Buzzard Roost and Simms Pond. Rural community life is anchored by a dense network of country churches, including Bethel Ch, Swanwall Ch, and Mt Pleasant Ch, alongside Oak Academy and the Jackson Cem. This survey meticulously captures the transition of the South Georgia coastal plain, where traditional agriculture and local springs meet modern infrastructure.