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1971 Map of Dixie Union

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Dixie Union
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Satilla River carves a winding path through the heart of this Ware County landscape, defining the topography between Dixie Union and Waltertown. This 1971 survey captures a rural Georgia community shaped by its waterways and the Seaboard Coast Line railroad, which cuts diagonally across the terrain. The settlement of Waresboro sits at the southwestern edge, adjacent to the Waresboro Cem, while the eastern portion of the map shows the transition toward more industrial and municipal use near the Waycross-Ware County Airport.

Cultural landmarks are frequent across the coastal plain, ranging from the County Prison and a Drive-in Theater to several rural congregations such as Ezekiel Ch and Pine View Ch. The presence of multiple sandpits along the riverbanks suggests the local extraction economy of the era, while the Indefinite Boundary near the Pierce County line reflects the difficult surveying of the low-lying marshlands and creek basins like Dryden Creek.