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2011 Map of Broxton South

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Seventeen Mile River meanders across this South Georgia landscape, providing a primary drainage for the agricultural and timbered lands south of Broxton. Small rural settlements like Bushnell and Upton sit along the corridors of the Georgia Southwestern Railroad and State Route 32, which cut diagonally across the terrain. The map is particularly notable for its density of family and community burial grounds, including the Bethany Cemetery, Day Cemetery, Griffin Cemetery, and the Peterson Cemetery near the southern boundary.

Water management is evident in the central portion of the quadrangle at Harper Lake, formed by the Harper Lake Dam. Numerous tributaries, such as Halls Creek, Roses Creek, and Twenty Mile Creek, feed into the river system, creating a network of wetlands and small ponds typical of the coastal plain. For genealogists and local historians, the specific naming of rural lanes like Lott Rd and Otis Harper Rd helps locate historic family home places and ancestral farmsteads.