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2011 Map of Browntown

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

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The Satilla River winds through the southwestern corner of this Brantley County landscape, carving a complex series of oxbows and backwaters including Long Lake, Round Lake, and Forked Lake. This riverine environment is defined by distinct topographic features such as Robinson Hammock Bluff and McIntosh Bend, where the terrain shifts toward the swampy lowlands of Happy Hollow. Higher ground accommodates the small settlements of Browntown and Fendig, connected by a network of rural roads such as Wire Rd and Atkinson Rd.

Genealogists and local historians can trace several family-named burial sites scattered across the quadrangle, from the Grayham Cemetery and Mount Olive Cemetery in the east to the Lane Cemetery near the river. In the northeast, the landscape transitions into the Little Buffalo Swamp, while isolated high points like Zetser Hammock and islands like Flowers Island rise above the surrounding wetlands, illustrating the traditional settlement patterns of the Georgia coastal plain.