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2011 Map of Holly Springs

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Holly Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Chauga River winds through this Oconee County landscape, serving as a central geographic anchor for small communities and family landholdings. Small settlements such as Holly Springs and Madison are connected by a network of rural roads that navigate the varying elevations of Piney Mountain and Grassy Mountain. The mapping of several small private and community burial grounds, including the New Promised Land Cemetery and Rider Mountain Cemetery, offers significant detail for researchers tracing local family lineages in the area.

Water management and local agriculture are evident through the numerous named impoundments and crossings, such as Smith Pond, Miller Pond, and the Hicks Pond Dam D-1659. These features, along with crossings like Horseshoe Bridge and Davis Bridge, illustrate how the residents of Chauga Heights and Percival Crossroads historically interacted with the river system. To the south, the presence of Hartwell Lake indicates the edge of larger regional water resources, while the northern terrain is defined by distinctive peaks like Nancy Long Mountain.