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1956 Map of Duluth

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Duluth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Chattahoochee River forms a defining boundary between Fulton and Gwinnett counties, anchored by the railroad town of Duluth. This mid-century landscape is a network of small agricultural settlements and family-named landmarks connected by a dense web of rural roads. To the west, the community of Warsaw sits near the river crossing, supported by the Macedonia Ch and Warsaw Cem. Further north, smaller crossroads like Brookwood and Occee are delineated alongside numerous creeks, including Big Creek and Caney Creek.

Educational and spiritual centers serve as the primary social hubs for these rural districts, evidenced by Hull High Sch, the Dodd Sch, and Sharon Sch. The mapping shows the Southern Railway cutting through the southeast corner, a vital transport artery for the era. Genealogists will find significant value in the detailed placement of country churches and cemeteries, such as Clear Springs Ch and Union Hill Ch, which anchored these communities before the suburban expansion of later decades.