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2014 Map of Dames Ferry

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Dames Ferry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Ocmulgee River serves as the dividing line between Jones and Monroe counties in this section of middle Georgia. Much of the landscape is dominated by the Oconee National Forest, where a network of trails and roads such as the Dragonfly Trail and Hitchiti Rd navigate the timberlands. The settlement of Dames Ferry sits near the riverbanks, connected by the S A Hodge Senior Bridge, reflecting the long-standing importance of river crossings in the region.

Local history is preserved through several family and community burial sites, including Crutchfield Cem, Lewis Loyd Cem, and the Holland B Speller Cem. Evidence of the area's agricultural and forestry management is seen in the naming of Jarrell Plantation Rd and the placement of high-ground markers like the Round Oak Lookout Tower and Five Points Lookout Tower. Waterways like Falling Cr and Rum Creek feed into the Ocmulgee, shaping the terrain between the small community of Five Points and the surrounding forest tracts.