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1967 Map of Clayton South

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Clayton South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Clayton serves as the focal point of this late-1960s landscape, where the Central of Georgia railroad cuts through the terrain near Wallace High Sch. The map reveals a deeply established rural social fabric, evidenced by the high density of country churches and community markers such as St Peters Ch, Mt Zion Ch, and Tabernacle Cem.

A notable historical artifact on the landscape is the Old Indian Treaty Bdy in the northeast corner, a survey line that persists even as modern infrastructure like the Radio Tower appears. The geography is defined by a network of creeks, including Pauls Creek and Lindsey Creek, which supported local industry and recreation at sites like Adams Millpond and the Louisville Club Pond. Historic crossing points like Millers Ford indicate older travel patterns that predated the primary road network.