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1964 Map of Grantville

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Grantville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The West Point and Atlanta railroad corridor anchors the northern edge of this West Georgia landscape, connecting the town of Grantville to the surrounding rural hubs. The terrain is defined by the headwaters of Yellowjacket Creek and Blue Creek, where family and community landmarks such as Bradberry Cem and Macedonia Ch indicate the deep-rooted settlement patterns of Coweta and Meriwether Counties. Small crossroads like Lone Oak and St Marks appear as concentrated points of community life, each supported by local institutions including St Pauls Ch and Allen-Lee Memorial Ch.

A notable network of infrastructure, including a prominent Pipeline and a Telephone line, cuts across the agricultural and wooded plots, reflecting mid-century utility expansion into the Georgia piedmont. Genealogists will find particular value in the numerous family burial grounds and small parish churches, such as Possum Trot Cem and Zion Hill Ch, which remain key markers of the area's social history through the 1960s and 1970s.