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1973 Map of Chula

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Chula
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Georgia Southern and Florida railroad corridor anchors this agricultural landscape, running through the rural settlements of Inaha, Sunsweet, and Chula. In the early 1970s, this area of South Georgia maintained a traditional distribution of small country congregations and rural schools, including Mt Zion Ch, Friendship Ch, and Mt Olive Ch, alongside the Tift Sch.

Water systems define the local topography, with the Little River and Whiddons Creek feeding into landmarks like Whiddons Millpond. The presence of the University of Georgia Research Laboratories in the southeast corner indicates the area's transition toward institutional agricultural study. This survey also captures numerous family-named branches, such as Foxhead Branch and Wiregrass Branch, providing a detailed record of the drainage patterns and land use in the Tift and Turner county borderlands.