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2020 Map of Cow Hell Swamp

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Cow Hell Swamp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Oconee River carves a complex course through this corner of Middle Georgia, defining the borders between Wilkinson, Johnson, and Laurens counties. The river valley is a sprawling network of wetlands and oxbows, most notably Cow Hell Swamp and Beaverdam Swamp, interspersed with cutoff channels like Yorks Dead River. Small lakes such as Tobe Lake and Wynn Lake pockmark the floodplain, while elevated ground like Tuckers Flat provides stable footing in the marshy interior.

Local family history is centered on a series of rural burying grounds located along the county lines, including Londonfield Cem, Guyton Cem, and Salem Cem. Inland from the river, the landscape transitions to agricultural use and timberland, served by an aviation waypoint at the Chinaberry Ranch Airport. The topography is marked by numerous tributaries such as Buckeye Cr and Kellams Cr, which drain the uplands toward the Oconee basin.