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1946 Map of Flat Rock

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Flat Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

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Sand Mountain dominates this topographic survey, defining a landscape of high plateaus deeply cut by dramatic drainages like Griffin Gulf and Newby Creek. The settlement of Flat Rock serves as a central point for the upland community, where small family farms and rural churches such as Liberty Hill Ch and Beulah Chapel dot the ridges. Numerous family cemeteries, including Maxwell Cem and Pritchett Cem, provide valuable data for genealogists tracing the early residents of this Jackson County upland.

Industrial activity is evident through multiple strip mines and the Ridley Gem mine, marking the local extraction economy of the mid-20th century. Transportation is anchored by the Caperton Ferry Road, which historically connected these heights to the Tennessee River. Along the eastern edge, the Jackson and De Kalb county line runs through the terrain near Antioch Ch, illustrating how political boundaries were often superimposed over the complex creek systems of Musgrove Creek and Flat Rock Creek.