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2024 Map of Cairo North

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Cairo North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Grady County Courthouse anchors the southern portion of this landscape, marking the seat of government in Cairo. The terrain is defined by a dense network of small waterways, including Little Tired Creek, Brumbley Creek, and Parkers Mill Creek, which wind through the agricultural lands north of the city. These creek systems historically influenced the placement of the many rural churches and family burial grounds that dot the countryside, such as the Long Branch Baptist Church Cem and Capel Church Cem.

Rural settlements like Elpino, Capel, and Akridge are connected by a web of local roads that follow the ridges between drainage basins. To the east, the Cairo-Grady County Airport and the Farm Service Agency Interest of Georgia represent modern land use and infrastructure. The map provides a clear picture of the transition from the organized street grid of the county seat to the quiet, church-centered communities of the surrounding pine lands.