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2011 Map of Desser

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Desser
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Lela and Desser anchor this rural landscape in Southwest Georgia, characterized by a complex network of wetlands and small water bodies. The terrain is defined by low-lying drainages like Fishpond Drain, which feeds into a variety of named ponds and lakes including Goose Lake, Rock Pond, and the central cluster of Buttonwood Pond, Cypress Lake, and Log Lake. This hydraulic pattern culminates in the south where the waters reach Spring Creek and the edges of Lake Seminole.

Family history is preserved through numerous burial sites distributed across the countryside, including Williams Cemetery, Trawick Cemetery, Ash Cemetery, and Chason Cemetery. The settlement pattern follows a grid of established county roads such as Three Notch Rd and Braswell Godby Rd, illustrating the intersection of traditional agricultural land divisions and the natural water gaps like Sykes Water Gap.