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2011 Map of Geneva

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Geneva serves as a central junction in Talbot County, where several local roads and a railway line converge amidst a landscape defined by an intricate network of waterways. This 2011 survey illustrates a region shaped by small-scale hydraulic engineering, evidenced by numerous named reservoirs such as Benson Lake, Hellens Lake, and Meadows Lake, each featuring its own identified dam structure. The drainage patterns of South Fork Upatoi Creek and Juniper Creek dictate the local topography, creating a series of wooded corridors between agricultural tracts and small settlements.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Geneva Cemetery near the town center and the more secluded Cobb Cemetery to the north. Further south, the community of Juniper sits along the banks of Upatoi Creek, near where GA Highway 355 crosses the water. The map documents a rural Georgia landscape where modern road classifications like Teal RD and Fuller RD overlay a traditional settlement pattern of small lakes and creek-side dwellings.