1891 Map of Carnesville

About this map

The Broad River and its numerous tributaries define the drainage of this late nineteenth-century landscape, carving a complex network of ridges across Franklin, Madison, and Hart counties. Carnesville and Danielsville serve as the primary interior hubs, connected by a web of wagon roads that predates the modern highway system. Evidence of the era's river-based transport and early rail expansion is visible at Braggs Fy. on the river and along the North Eastern Road passing through Harmony Grove. The map records several small, localized settlements like Jewellville, Salubrity, and Fort Lamar, which provide valuable location data for genealogists tracing Northeast Georgia families. This period shows a transition where traditional river crossings and small post-stop communities began to interface with newer rail junctions at Royston and Bowersville.