1971 Map of Griffin South

About this map

Griffin serves as the primary urban center on this 1970s-era map, with its detailed grid showing civic landmarks like the Courthouse, City Hall, and several educational institutions including Fourth Ward Sch and Third Ward Sch. The city's edge is defined by the Griffin-Spalding County Airport and the Municipal Park, while the surrounding Pike County and Spalding County countryside reveals a dense network of rural life. Numerous country churches such as Antioch Ch and Mt Gilead Ch are scattered across the landscape alongside the Southern rail line. The terrain is deeply grooved by waterways like Wasp Creek and Honey Bee Creek, which flow through a landscape marked by industrial activity at the Quarries and local family-named sites such as Lake Lewis. This survey captures the transition from a consolidated textile and rail hub into a modernizing regional landscape with expanded utility corridors like the Pipeline.