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1890 Map of Cartersville

Name: 1890 Topographic Map of Cartersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1890
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1890

About this map

The Etowah River corridor defines this 1890 survey, showing the complex network of iron and agricultural trade in northwest Georgia. Centered on Cartersville, the map captures the region's industrial infrastructure during a period of heavy rail expansion. The Western and Atlantic Railroad bisects the county, connecting established hubs like Cassville and Adairsville with smaller industrial points such as Cement. Along the river and its tributaries like Sallacoa Creek and Stamp Creek, several milling operations appear, including Hall's Mill and Cherokee Mills.

Surveyors F.M. Pearson and M. Hackett documented a landscape of family-named settlements and essential transit points, from McDaniel's Station in the north to Ackworth in the south. The terrain is dominated by the prominence of Pine Log Mountain and Sharp Top, which overlook a valley floor dotted with rural junctions such as Warford's Roads and Rowland Springs. This record is particularly valuable for genealogists tracing ancestral holdings near the Little River or the Rome Railroad line.