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2011 Map of Franklin

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Chattahoochee River carves through the heart of this landscape, its path marked by distinctive features such as Bush Head Shoals and Daniel Shoals. This 2011 survey documents the area around Franklin, the seat of Heard County, where the Franklin Bridge provides a vital crossing near the center of town. The settlement pattern is characterized by small communities like Centralhatchee, Riverside, and Enon Grove, connected by a network of rural roads that often bear the names of local families and destinations.

For genealogists and local historians, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites. Over a dozen cemeteries are plotted, including the Franklin City Cemetery, Shackleford-Lane Cemetery, and the Vaughan Cemetery. The rural character is further defined by numerous named watercourses like Centralhatchee Creek and Red Bone Creek, alongside smaller reservoirs such as Turners Lake and Notnomis Acres Lake.