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2020 Map of Fort Gaines

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Chattahoochee River defines the border between Georgia and Alabama in this survey, flowing south from the Walter F George Reservoir. On the Georgia side, the city of Fort Gaines serves as a prominent landmark, featuring the historic Clay County Courthouse and a cluster of local burial grounds including Rose Hill Cem, Fort Gaines Cem, and New Park Cem. The Henry McKemie Bridge and Killen Bridge provide critical crossings over the river and its backwaters, connecting the upland terrain of Georgia with the agricultural landscape of Alabama.

In Alabama, the community of Shorterville is situated along a network of county roads, accompanied by the Shorterville Cem. The map traces numerous watercourses that feed into the river valley, such as McRae Mill Cr, Peterman Cr, and Beaverdam Br. Further south, the settlement of Hayes and the New Bethel Cem appear near the confluence of several small branches, illustrating the distributed rural settlement patterns of the early 21st century.