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2011 Map of Cadwell

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Cadwell serves as the primary hub of this rural Georgia landscape, where a network of family-named roads and agrarian settlements define the terrain. The map documents numerous localized centers such as Batson, Plainfield, and the smaller crossing at Horne. Water management is central to the area’s geography, with several named dams and impoundments including Jones Pond Dam, Whittle Lake Dam, and Bryan Lake Dam regulating the flow of Alligator Creek and Batson Creek.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites throughout the quadrangle, ranging from the Mullis Cemetery in the north to the New Providence Cemetery in the south, along with uniquely named spots like Bee Hive Cemetery. The road network, featuring names like Taylor Grocery Rd and Mount Kneebrow Rd, suggests a landscape shaped by decades of local commerce and community life. The eastern portion of the sheet is marked by the branching drainage of Long Branch and Big Branch, which feed into the larger creek systems of Laurens County.