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1961 Map of Hahira East

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Hahira East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Agricultural lands and blackwater creek systems define this portion of Lowndes County in the early 1960s. The town of Hahira sits in the northwest corner, a shipping point along the Southern railroad line that parallels the highway south toward Mineola. The landscape is dotted with several small rural congregations and schools that formed the backbone of local communities, such as Mt Zion Sch and Rocky Hill Ch.

Water plays a central role in the geography here, from the winding path of the Withlacoochee River to smaller drainages like Cherry Creek and Franks Creek. Modern infrastructure is visible through the Mineola Interchange and a large Pipeline corridor, while the southern edge of the sheet transitions into the suburban fringes of Valdosta near Five Points and the Valdosta Country Club. Local families can trace ancestral sites at Passmore Cem or the Hodges Cem located near the headwaters of Hodges Pond.