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1957 Map of Hephzibah

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Hephzibah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Central of Georgia railroad cuts a diagonal path through this Richmond County landscape, connecting the town of Hephzibah with the community of Gracewood to the northeast. This 1957 survey, with updates from 1971, reveals a rural district shaped by the drainage of Spirit Creek and its many tributaries like Grindstone Branch and Little Spirit Creek. The map provides a detailed look at the social fabric of the era through its numerous country churches and family-named cemeteries, including the Chalk Mine Mem Ch and Tinley Cem.

Industrial and institutional footprints are visible at the Richmond Factory Pond and the extensive grounds of the State Training School near Butlers Creek. Significant elevation changes are marked by Pine Hill and several deep hollows, while the southern reaches show the winding path of Rebecca Walker creek. Local researchers will find the placement of early educational sites like Graham Sch and the Gracewood School invaluable for tracing mid-century community development.