1964 Map of Commerce

About this map

Commerce serves as a hub of activity in this 1960s survey, where the Southern railway intersects the town's expanding street grid. The landscape is dotted with small family and community burial grounds, including the centrally located Gray Hill Cem and the more remote Howington Cem near the southern border. Notable civic and commercial developments reflect the era's infrastructure, such as the Banks-Jackson-Commerce Hospital, the Bolton Airport, and a Drive-in Theater situated along the highway. To the west, the North Oconee River and Parks Creek drain the wooded hills, while multiple rural houses of worship like Mt Olive Ch and Full Gospel Tabernacle anchor the surrounding residential clusters. The map captures a moment of mid-century growth where the traditional agricultural landscape of Jackson County meets the modernizing influences of radio towers and industrial waterworks.