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1949 Map of Buena Vista NW

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Buena Vista NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Fort Benning Military Reservation dominates this landscape in western Georgia, where the boundaries of Muscogee, Chattahoochee, and Marion counties converge. The terrain is deeply carved by a network of waterways, most notably Upatoi Creek and Spring Creek, which are fed by numerous family-named impoundments including Averetts Pond, Sheltons Pond, and Pope Pond.

Evidence of local rural life remains visible despite the sprawling military footprint. Civil landmarks such as Gallups Mill and the John Thomas School provide vital clues for genealogists and local historians tracking the pre-war and mid-century layout of these rural communities. The presence of Fellowship Church and several sites marked simply as Cem reflect the traditional centers of the area's social and family history, while the undulating topography reveals the complex drainage patterns of Pine Knot Creek and Sally Branch.