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1972 Map of Eatonton

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Eatonton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Eatonton serves as the regional hub in this 1970s Georgia landscape, situated at the junction of the Central of Georgia railroad and local thoroughfares. The town center is well-defined by civic landmarks including the City Hall, Po, and a Museum, while Eatonton High Sch and Gatewood Academy anchor the local community. To the north and west, the dense woodlands of the Oconee National Forest dominate the terrain, dissected by the winding courses of the Little River and Murder Creek.

Smaller outlying settlements such as Willard, Imperial, and Warfield dot the rural landscape, often identified by the presence of local congregations and burial grounds. Genealogists and researchers will find numerous rural landmarks, from Mount Gilead Ch in the northwest to Hulsey Chapel Cem near the northern border. The transition of the era is evident in the development of the Putnam County Airport and a municipal Golf Course near the town's southern edge, contrasting with the traditional river-and-rail economy.