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1974 Map of Fowlstown

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Fowlstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Flint River and the upper reaches of Lake Seminole define the northwestern corner of this 1970s Decatur County landscape. The settlement of Fowlstown sits centrally at a junction of the Seaboard Coast Line railroad, serving as a focal point for a rural community defined by timber and agriculture. Numerous country churches and family burial grounds are scattered throughout the quadrangle, including John the Baptist Ch and Green Shade Cem, providing valuable landmarks for genealogists and local historians.

The topography is marked by significant drainages such as Fourmile Creek and the Fowlstown Swamp, which feed into the larger river system. To the south, Curry Hill rises above the surrounding creek beds. The presence of a Landing Strip and a modern Golf Course near the river indicates the shifting land use in this Georgia-Florida borderland era, where traditional rural life met mid-century recreational development.