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1973 Map of Carrollton

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Carrollton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Carrollton serves as the regional hub of Carroll County, anchored by the expanding campus of West Georgia College and a central district featuring the Courthouse, City Hall, and Hospital. The town's mid-century growth is evident in the residential sprawl along Sunset Blvd and West Ave, while the surrounding landscape maintains its rural character with family-named roads and landmarks. The Central of Georgia railroad cuts diagonally across the terrain, passing through the smaller settlement of Clem to the southeast.

Water plays a central role in the area's geography, with the Little Tallapoosa River winding to the north and numerous small impoundments like Lake Carroll and Richards Lake punctuating the landscape. Educational and religious institutions are dense here, ranging from the Oak Mountain Academy to historic rural congregations such as Emmaus Ch and Antioch Ch. Industrial and utility sites, including several substations and a large Gravel Pit near Stripling Chapel Road, highlight the local infrastructure supporting the county seat's development.