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2014 Map of Gray

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Gray
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Gray serves as the seat of Jones County, positioned at a significant road junction where W Clinton St and N Jefferson St meet. This mid-2010s survey illustrates a landscape defined by small communities and rural family history, with several small settlements such as Clinton, Bradley, and Wayside dotting the primary corridors. Much of the northern terrain is occupied by the Oconee National Forest, where smaller watercourses like Marshal Cr and Shoal Cr carve through the wooded hills.

Genealogical interest is high in this area, evidenced by the numerous family and community burial grounds including Hunt Cem, Edwards Cem, and Clawson Cem. The transition from the dense forest in the north to the more developed settlement patterns in Gray and Bragg in the south reflects the region's long-standing reliance on its road and rail networks, such as Railroad St, which historically linked these agrarian and timber-rich communities.