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1946 Map of Cedar Grove

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Cedar Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Lookout Mountain and Pigeon Mountain dominate this 1946 survey, framing the broad agricultural valley of Mclemore Cove. The landscape reveals a deeply established rural community centered around the settlement of Cedar Grove, where the Cedar Grove Ch and Cedar Grove Cem stand near the banks of Mill Creek. To the west, the rugged terrain of Tatum Gulf and McKaig Gulf cuts into the plateau, while Cloudland Canyon State Park marks a significant conservation area in Dade and Walker Counties.

The settlement pattern reflects a reliance on well-distributed water sources like Forester Spring and Anderson Case Spring. Further east, the map traces the rise of Roland Ridge and Shankle Ridge, leading toward High Point on Pigeon Mountain. Family history is woven throughout the map in locations like Masseyville, Moore, and several small burial grounds such as Thurman Cem and Rape Cem, which identify the long-standing family footprints in this corner of northwest Georgia.