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2011 Map of Brooks

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Brooks and Woolsey anchor this portion of Fayette County, where the landscape is defined by the winding course of the Flint River and numerous managed water bodies. The area is notable for its legacy of named estates and residential developments like Stubbs Plantation, Gantt Acres, and Woolsey Creek Plantation, reflecting a transition from traditional agricultural land use to structured rural communities. Several historic family and municipal burial sites, including the John Bates Family Cemetery and Brooks City Cemetery, are preserved across the terrain, providing essential touchpoints for genealogical research.

Water management is central to the local geography, evidenced by a high density of dams and reservoirs such as Lake Horton, Scarbrough Lake, and the Heads Creek Reservoir. Aviation also plays a surprisingly prominent role in this rural landscape, with Abernathy Field, Rust Airstrip, and the Cedar Ridge Airport scattered throughout the quadrangle, alongside the Brook Bridge Aerodrome near the riverbanks.