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1972 Map of Gibson

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Gibson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The town of Gibson serves as the focal point of this Glascock County landscape during the early 1970s, where small-town agriculture meets a terrain defined by the winding course of Rocky Creek. The map documents a transition in local infrastructure, most notably the presence of an Old Railroad Grade running through the heart of the territory toward Avera, marking the path of former timber or transport lines.

Rural life is anchored by a dense network of country churches and small water features, including Jordan Chapel, Piney Grove Ch, and Glovers Millpond. Further south, the settlement of Edgehill and various clay extraction sites like the Claypit near Gibson indicate the region's reliance on both land and local resources. The mapping of Omaha Springs and numerous unnamed cemeteries provides specific coordinates for genealogists and local historians tracing family lands in this part of Georgia.