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1955 Map of Buena Vista

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Buena Vista
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Buena Vista serves as the regional hub for Marion County in the mid-1950s, anchoring an agricultural and timbered landscape defined by its deep network of country churches and small rural settlements. The western edge of the area is dominated by the Fort Benning Military Reservation, which marks a sharp transition from civilian farmsteads to restricted military lands. Moving east, the map reveals a constellation of community centers such as Glen Alta, Union, and Berginville, often built around local landmarks like Liberty Hill Ch or St Matthew Sch.

Transportation is dictated by the Central of Georgia RR and the Seaboard line, which intersect the hilly terrain of Bush Hill and Gobblers Hill. Numerous family-named ponds and lakes, including Averetts Pond and Snelling Pond, suggest a reliance on local water sources for livestock and irrigation. The presence of Oakland Tower and Marion Tower underscores the era's fire-watch infrastructure within the pine-rich basins of Pine Knot Creek.