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1954 Map of Doboy Sound

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Doboy Sound
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Sapelo Island dominates this coastal survey, appearing as a complex network of barrier land and tidal marshes before modern development altered much of the Georgia shoreline. The settlement of Sapelo and the nearby Hog Hammock community are situated on the island's eastern side, served by a Landing Field and protected by Cabretta Island along the Atlantic Ocean. To the west, the Intracoastal Waterway threads through a labyrinth of saltwater passages including the Shellbluff River, New Teakettle Creek, and the expansive Doboy Sound.

On the mainland, the village of Valona sits near the head of the Shellbluff River, while Elm Grove Ch serves the inland rural corridor. The map's detail is particularly valuable for genealogists and environmental historians, noting numerous family-named landmarks like Patterson Island, Jack Hammock, and Mary Hammock, alongside several Artesian Wells and a Sluice Gate that suggest the managed hydrology of the era's coastal agriculture and maritime infrastructure.