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1971 Map of Gee Pond

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Gee Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Big Slough and Kelly Creek define the low-lying drainage patterns across this 1971 survey of the Georgia borderlands. The landscape is characterized by its sinkholes and depressions, most notably the water-filled Gee Pond, Bay Pole Sink, and the aptly named Glory Hole. This agricultural region is dotted with numerous small rural congregations that served as community hubs, including Clayton Ch, Allen Chapel, and Beauty Grove Ch.

A distinct administrative boundary for Mitchell Co and Grady Co runs west to east, marked by County Line Ch. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of several family and community burial grounds such as Union Cem, Godwin Cem, and Maxwell Cem. On higher ground, the Hawthorne Trail Lookout Tower stands as a prominent landmark for fire observation across the timber and farm acreage of south Georgia.