2014 Map of Draketown

About this map

The Tallapoosa River winds through the northern reaches of this Georgia landscape, defining the rural character of the borderlands between Haralson, Paulding, and Carroll Counties. The settlement of Draketown sits as a central hub, surrounded by numerous family and community landmarks that speak to the area's deep-rooted genealogy. Small airstrips like Ayresouth Airport and localized water bodies such as Lake Violet, Foster Lake, and Hatfields Lake are interspersed among a dense network of country roads named for local families, including Oscar Gentry Rd and Virginia Morris Rd. The distribution of sites like Draketown Cem, Corinth Cem, and Piney Woods Cem indicates a long-standing pattern of dispersed agricultural communities. In the south, the terrain is drained by the Little River and Golden Cr, while the crossroads at Piney Woods further emphasizes the historic nature of these upland settlements.