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1957 Map of Hephzibah

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Hephzibah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The town of Hephzibah and its surrounding agricultural landscape in Richmond County are captured here in the late 1950s, a period of transition as the area's rural character met expanding regional infrastructure. The Georgia and Florida railroad cuts a diagonal path through the terrain, connecting small settlements like Melton and Gracewood to the larger network. Local education and religious life are well-documented through landmarks such as Graham Sch and numerous country churches, including Chalk Mine Mem Ch and Adams Grove Ch.

Water-driven industry and landscape management are evident in the series of impoundments like Richmond Factory Pond and Hancock Millpond along Spirit Creek and its tributaries. These features, alongside many family-named burial grounds like Clanton Cem and Malone Cem, provide a detailed record for genealogical research in this Georgia Piedmont region, just south of the falls of the Savannah River.