1944 Map of Glennville

About this map

Glennville serves as the central hub of this 1944 survey, situated at the crossroads of a rural landscape spanning the borders of Tattnall, Long, and Liberty counties. The settlement patterns of the mid-1940s are characterized by a dense network of country schools, such as Ella Grove Sch and Rye Patch School, which suggest small, self-contained farming communities scattered throughout the coastal plain. In the south, the Altamaha River winds past Beards Bluff, a notable topographic feature overlooking the river's wide bottomlands. Transportation across these rural stretches relies on routes like the Walthourville Road, connecting remote points like Smiley and Lida. Family-named landmarks such as Kicklighter and Vance Sch provide valuable touchpoints for genealogists looking to locate ancestral homes and community centers that defined this era before significant post-war modernization altered the local geography.