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1956 Map of Conyers

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Conyers
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Lithonia and Conyers anchor this mid-century survey of the DeKalb and Rockdale county line, a landscape defined by its granite outcroppings and transition from rural church communities to growing suburban nodes. The industrial character of the region is evident in the numerous quarries scattered near Arabia Mountain State Park and Pine Mountain, while the Seaboard Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line railroads facilitate the movement of local stone.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the Bruce St Sch in Lithonia to a dense network of country churches including Whites Chapel, New Hope Ch, and Philadelphia Ch. The Yellow River and Honey Creek wind through the terrain, feeding numerous private lakes like Gaines Lake and Davidson Lakes. Purple revisions illustrate later 20th-century developments like the Drive-in Theater and the expansion of Lakeview Estates.