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1964 Map of Grantville

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Grantville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Atlanta and West Point railroad corridor anchors the landscape of west-central Georgia in the 1960s, cutting through the tri-county corner of Coweta, Troup, and Meriwether. Settlement patterns follow the rail and road network, from the larger hub of Grantville in the north to the smaller communities of Lone Oak and St Marks further south. The map documents a deeply established rural social fabric, evidenced by numerous family-named landmarks and rural congregations like Holly Springs Ch and Allen-Lee Memorial Ch.

Hydrological features such as Yellowjacket Creek and Flat Creek dictate the terrain's drainage, while industrial markers including a Water Tank, Metering Station, and a prominent Pipeline indicate the region's mid-century infrastructure. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich in cemetery locations, ranging from larger churchyards to smaller, secluded sites like Possum Trot Cem and Bradberry Cem, providing a precise record of burial grounds as they existed before later development.