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1974 Map of Danville West

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Danville West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Agricultural fields and dense creek systems define this mid-1970s landscape in Middle Georgia, where the Twiggs Co Bleckley Co line crosses a network of swamps and branches. The settlement of Danville anchors the northeast corner, positioned along the Seaboard Coast Line railroad. Further south, the community of Cary is centered around an Athletic Field and localized infrastructure.

Social life in this era is mapped through numerous rural congregations and educational sites, including Lucy Chapel, Mt Zion Ch, and the Twiggs County South School. The terrain is deeply carved by drainage patterns, from the northern Richland Creek to the southern reaches of Gum Swamp Creek. Notable landmarks such as the Wright Landing Strip and various family-named sites like the Fowler Cemetery and Lizzy Harold Ch and Cem offer specific touchpoints for local genealogy and land-use history.