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1951 Map of Dahlonega

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Dahlonega
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Dahlonega serves as the focal point of this North Georgia survey, appearing shortly after the second World War when the community was defined by the presence of North Georgia College. The landscape is dominated by the southern reaches of the Chattahoochee National Forest, with significant elevations like Three Sisters Mountain and Crown Mountain shaping the local geography.

A network of rural schools and churches, including Yahoola School and Macedonia Church, underscores the distributed nature of early mid-century settlements along the valley floor. Waterways such as Yahoola Creek and the Chestatee River wind through the hills, following paths that once drove the region's early development. This record captures the transition from a remote mountain community toward the modern college town, preserving the names of several small schoolhouses like Dewey School and Garnett School that served the surrounding hollows.