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1971 Map of Canoochee

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

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Canoochee serves as the focal point of this rural Emanuel County landscape in the early 1970s, where small church congregations and family burial grounds dot the coastal plain terrain. The map traces a network of spiritual and social hubs including Mt Gilead Ch, Mt Olivet Ch, and Roberts Grove Ch, many with adjacent cemeteries like Mt Gilead Cem and Noonday Cem. The drainage patterns of Canoochee Creek and Fifteenmile Creek dominate the hydrology, alongside Overstreet Lake.

A notable vestige of earlier industrial infrastructure is the Old Railroad Grade cutting diagonally across the topography. This feature suggests a shift in the local economy from rail-based transport to the road network seen surrounding the small settlement of Canoochee. This survey provides a precise look at the land use and property divisions before late-century development, preserving the locations of rural landmarks like Sand Hill Cem and Bishop Ch.