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1958 Map of Hinesville

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Hinesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Hinesville sits at a geographic crossroads on the edge of the Fort Stewart Military Reservation, showing a landscape defined by the expansion of military and civilian life in the mid-20th century. The town center is anchored by the Bradwell Institute High School and surrounded by a network of swampy lowlands, including Melvin Swamp and the expansive Davis Swamp. These natural barriers shaped the settlement patterns of nearby communities like Flemington and McIntosh, where rural churches such as Wilderness Ch and St Peters Ch served as local landmarks.

Transportation corridors are vital to the area’s identity, with the Seaboard Coast Line running northeast past Allenhurst. Evidence of earlier infrastructure remains visible through several stretches of Old Railroad Grade cutting through Russell Swamp. For those tracing family history, the map provides precise locations for the Bacon Cem, Cypress Slash Cem, and Walthourville Cem, reflecting the deep-rooted community ties of the Georgia coastal plain.