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1971 Map of Griffin South

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Griffin South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

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Griffin anchors the northern portion of this Georgia survey, showing a developed municipal core with its Courthouse, City Hall, and the Waterworks near Municipal Park. The urban grid transitions into agricultural and research land at the State Experimental Farms before moving into the rolling countryside of Pike County. To the southwest, the small settlements of Williamson and Rover are linked by the Southern railway line, which cuts a diagonal path through the landscape.

Water systems define the rural areas, where Wasp Creek and Elkins Creek drain toward the southern boundary. Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the Fourth Ward Sch Cem and Solomon Cem in town to numerous country churches like Providence Cem and Liberty Spring Ch. This era of the early 1970s shows the region’s balance between its growing county seat and its deeply rooted rural character, marked by small private airfields like the Antique Acres Landing Strip.