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1971 Map of Crawford

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Crawford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Crawford serves as a focal point in this early 1970s landscape, positioned along the southern rail corridor where small-town industry meets the rural topography of Oglethorpe County. The map captures a moment when local education was centralized at the County High Sch, while the surrounding countryside remained dotted with numerous active congregations like Cherokee Corners Ch and St James Ch. To the north, the small settlement of Smithonia sits near the headwaters of the regional creek system.

The drainage patterns are exceptionally clear, showing the many branches of Big Clouds Creek and Little Clouds Creek as they carve through the terrain. These waterways are accompanied by numerous family-named landmarks and cemeteries, such as Mathews Cem and Clouds Creek Cem, which provide valuable location data for genealogists tracing local families during this era of Georgia's agricultural history.