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1918 Map of Hinesville

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Hinesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Hinesville serves as the hub of this Liberty County landscape, surveyed just before the end of the Great War. The area is defined by a dense network of swampy lowlands and watercourses, including Canoochee Creek and Captain Fleming Swamp, which dictated the early placement of schools and churches on higher ground. Notable communal landmarks such as the Liberty Campmeeting Ground and New Jerusalem Church reflect the deep social and religious roots of these rural communities.

Transport and industry in this era were tied to the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, which supported settlements like Allenhurst and Walthourville Sta.. Local commerce is evidenced by Ways Millpond and its associated Gills I. A significant concentration of small schoolhouses, including the Minnesota School and Elim School, reveals a highly localized education system serving dispersed farming families throughout the coastal plain.