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1982 Map of Georgetown

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Georgetown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Georgetown and the surrounding Mobile County timberlands appear in this survey as a landscape of rural settlements and winding tributaries. The area is defined by its water system, where Puppy Creek and Big Pond Creek drain the undulating terrain near Sand Hill. Local navigation was tied to historic crossings, evidenced by the presence of Ferry Road and Mason Ferry Road, which once connected these uplands to the larger river systems nearby.

Social life centered on small clusters like Boothetown and country congregations including Fellowship Ch and Georgetown Ch. For local historians, the map preserves the location of family landmarks such as Lott Cem and Byrd Memorial Cem. While largely agricultural, the economy included extraction points like the Chick Claypit and various sandpits, illustrating the community's reliance on local natural resources. The Garrison Lookout Tower stands as a prominent landmark overlooking the pine-covered hills during this era of 1980s forestry management.