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1971 Map of Camilla

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Camilla
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Camilla and Pelham serve as the primary hubs of this southwest Georgia landscape, connected by the diagonal corridor of the Seaboard Coast Line railroad. The agricultural character of Mitchell County is evident in the network of rural churches and cemeteries that dot the countryside between these towns, including Bethany Ch and St John Vianney Ch. Unique geological features like Tuggles Sink and the winding Big Slough break the pattern of cultivated fields and pecan groves.

In the early 1970s, the area shows clear signs of mid-century growth and community infrastructure, from the Camilla-Mitchell County Airport to the Drive-in Theater northwest of the county seat. Educational centers such as Westwood Sch and the County Sch anchor the residential blocks of Camilla, while the industrial presence of the Georgia Northern railway intersects the landscape towards the northeast.