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2017 Map of Harlem

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Harlem
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Harlem serves as the focal point of this eastern Georgia landscape, where the convergence of the county lines for Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties shapes the local geography. The area is characterized by a dense network of family and community cemeteries, including Old Union Baptist Church Cem, Sturgis Cem, and Piney Grove Cem, which provide significant touchpoints for genealogical research.

Water features such as Little Kiokee Cr and Uchee Cr drain the terrain, which is also dotted with smaller settlements and named ponds like Sawdust and Marshal and Magruder Pond. The transition from rural creek beds to the more concentrated infrastructure of Campania and Berzelia illustrates the settlement patterns of the region, while historic thoroughfares like Wrightsboro Rd and Old Appling Harlem Hwy connect these communities.