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2020 Map of Fitzgerald West

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Fitzgerald West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Fitzgerald serves as a prominent hub on this South Georgia landscape, where the Ben Hill County Courthouse sits at the center of a dense urban grid. The surrounding terrain is defined by the convergence of the Irwin and Ben Hill county lines, which cut through a mosaic of agricultural fields and wetlands. Waterways like Willacoochee Creek, Reedy Creek, and Little Creek drain the area, feeding several significant reservoirs including Walker Lake, Taylor Lake, and County Lake.

Outside the primary settlement of Ocilla to the south, the map reveals a network of smaller communities and rural landmarks. Local history is anchored by sites like Mystic and Westwood, alongside educational institutions such as the Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Ben Hill-Irwin Campus. Genealogists will find several rural burial grounds preserved in the records, including Englewood Cem, Friendship Cem, and Arbor Cem, which mark the settlement patterns of families throughout the early 21st century.