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1964 Map of Cumming

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Cumming
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Sawnee Mountain dominates the northern horizon of this mid-1960s survey, its ridgeline punctuated by a Lookout Tower and Sawnee Gap. Below the heights, the landscape is defined by the growing town of Cumming, serving as a hub for the surrounding rural communities of Ducktown and Drew. The era is characterized by a transition from traditional agricultural patterns to modern infrastructure, evidenced by the County Hospital, Waterworks, and the County High Sch.

Resource extraction and community life are well-documented, with the Sawnee Quarry and various Gravel Pits highlighting local industry. Small country congregations like Bethelview Ch, Friendship Ch, and Shiloh Ch are scattered throughout the hills, providing valuable data points for genealogists tracing family footprints across Forsyth County before the significant suburban expansion of later decades. Numerous named roads, such as Hurt Bridge Road and Old Atlanta Road, weave through the drainage basins of Big Creek and Haw Creek.