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1964 Map of Hale

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Hale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Bogue Homo and its many tributaries, including Fluffer Creek and Hollicar Creek, wind through this rural Clarke County landscape as it appeared in the early 1960s. The settlement pattern is defined by small, dispersed communities and a high density of country churches and family burial grounds. Local social centers are anchored by New Oak Grove Ch, Knight Valley Ch, and George Chapel, while the Harmony Cem and Goodwater Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogical research.

Transportation in this era relies on a network of secondary roads connecting the hamlets of Harmony, Nancy, and Goodwater. The map shows a clear transition in land use across the Base Line, where the surveyor's grid shifts between townships. Fine dashed lines across the terrain indicate historical fence and field boundaries, offering a detailed look at the agricultural footprint before modern industrial forestry changed the local topography.