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1972 Map of Farrar

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Farrar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Central of Georgia railroad cuts through the northeastern corner of this landscape, anchoring the settlement of Farrar. This rural territory along the border of Newton and Jasper counties is defined by an intricate network of waterways, including Murder Creek, Pittman Creek, and Robinson Creek. The map documents a scattered community structure of the early 1970s, where local life centered around country churches such as Pitts Chapel, Shiloh Ch, and Liberty Ch.

Evidence of the area's agricultural and social fabric is found in the numerous small family cemeteries and the network of local roads like Millpond Road and Barr Bridge Road. To the south, the terrain transitions toward Palalto and the Rex Haven Lakes, while the presence of a Gaging Sta on Murder Creek and a private Landing Strip highlights the mix of natural resource monitoring and evolving land use in this portion of the Georgia Piedmont.