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2011 Map of Fort Gaines NW

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Fort Gaines NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Scottsboro Crossroads and Screamer anchor this rural landscape in eastern Henry County, where agriculture and mining define the local economy. Several mineral extraction sites are documented, including the Espy Number 51 Mine near Pleasant Hill and the Mathison Mine further south. These features, alongside the Lucas Number 1 Mine, suggest a history of resource extraction that shaped the local settlement patterns.

The eastern edge of the area is transformed by the presence of the Chattahoochee River and the Walter F George Reservoir, which has altered the traditional drainages of Thomas Mill Creek and Hardridge Creek. For genealogists, the map is a dense record of community life, preserving the locations of numerous burying grounds such as Old Judson Cemetery, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, and Chester Chapel Cemetery. The network of county highways and roads like Kline Rd and County Rd 204 connect these small settlements and family-named landmarks.