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1944 Map of Goodwater

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Goodwater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Goodwater serves as a central rail and settlement hub in this mid-century survey, situated where the Central of Georgia line cuts through the foothills. The landscape is defined by the high ridges of the Talladega Mountains and the Talladega National Forest, with smaller peaks like Rocky Mountain and Grindley Hill rising above the creek valleys. To the northwest, Sylacauga appears as a growing industrial and transportation center, linked by the Louisville and Nashville railroad and the historic Wiregrass Road.

Rural life in the 1940s is mapped through a dense network of country schools and churches, including Macedonia Ch, Bethany Ch, and Marietta Sch. These sites, along with small crossroads such as Skeggs Crossroads and Holman Crossroads, mark the community centers for the farms and timberlands along Hatchet Creek and Weogufka Creek. The presence of the Hollins Fire Tower underscores the importance of forestry in this transition zone between the Piedmont and the Appalachian ridges.