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1954 Map of Fairburn

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Fairburn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Fairburn and Union City anchor this 1950s landscape, illustrating the suburban and industrial expansion southwest of Atlanta before the late-century building boom. The Atlanta And West Point Railroad and the Seaboard Coast Line serve as primary transportation corridors, threading through communities like Stonewall and Red Oak. Local life is anchored by numerous small water bodies and rural institutions, including Union Grove Ch, Welcome Grove Ch, and Bethany Ch.

Tracing the boundary between Fulton, Fayette, and Coweta counties, the map reveals a network of family-named landmarks and water resources such as Milams Lake, Eubanks Lake, and McClenney Lake. The terrain is defined by the drainages of Whitewater Creek and Deep Creek, with scattered cemeteries like Peters Cem and Stephens Cem providing essential points of interest for genealogists and local historians documenting the early families of this Georgia corridor.