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1950 Map of Buena Vista

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Buena Vista
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Buena Vista area of Marion County transitions from a settled agricultural and rail landscape into the eastern reaches of the Fort Benning Military Reservation. The town itself serves as a focal point for the Central of Georgia railroad, which cuts through the southern half of the quadrangle. Outside the military boundary, the countryside is dotted with small rural communities like Brantley and Union, supported by numerous local institutions such as New Providence Church and St Pauls School.

Tracing the watercourses reveals an economy once tied to the land's hydrology, evidenced by Callops Mill on Pine Knot Creek and Parkers Mill further east. The map preserves the locations of family-centered landmarks and genealogy-rich sites, including the Bates Chapel School and Cemetery and Averetts Pond. This survey provides a look at West Georgia’s mid-century rural structure before the further expansion of regional infrastructure, documenting numerous schools such as Bethel School and Oakland School that anchored these farming communities.