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1972 Map of Greensboro

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Greensboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Georgia city of Greensboro stands as the central hub of this early 1970s landscape, where the rural character of Greene County meets the southern reaches of the Oconee National Forest. This era shows a community defined by its institutional anchors and expanding infrastructure, from Boswell Hospital and Corry Jr High Sch to the modern passage of Georgia 20 and Georgia 15. The town's connection to the land is marked by small bodies of water like Phelps Lake and Greensboro Lake, surrounded by the dense hydrology of Richland Creek and Town Creek.

Beyond the city limits, the settlement of Veazey and several country churches, including Fellowship Tabernacle, Macedonia Ch, and Walker Ch, provide key landmarks for genealogists and local historians. These spiritual and social centers are scattered among family-named sites like Ayers Cem and various unnamed cemeteries, reflecting a traditional Piedmont settlement pattern that persisted even as major highways began to reshape the region.