2011 Map of Commerce

About this map

Commerce serves as the hub of this North Georgia landscape, where modern transportation corridors like the Steve Reynolds Industrial Pkwy meet historic family-named routes and rural cemeteries. The area is defined by a complex drainage network featuring the North Oconee River and numerous tributaries such as Beaverdam Creek and Turkey Creek. Many of these waterways have been managed through civil engineering, resulting in features like Marlow Lake and several numbered reservoirs, including Reservoir 18 and Reservoir 23. This 2011 survey documents a mix of agricultural heritage and industrial growth, preserving the location of long-established community sites like Five Points alongside newer developments. Genealogists will find a wealth of data in the many burial grounds scattered across the quadrangle, from Gray Hill Cemetery near the town center to more remote sites like Howington Cemetery and Harris-Lord Cemetery.