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2024 Map of Howell

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Howell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Alapaha River drainage system defines this portion of the Georgia-Florida borderlands, where the river winds through the eastern edge of Echols County. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of tributaries, including Cow Creek, Pindar Creek, and the southern reaches of Grand Bay Creek. Settlement patterns follow the higher ground between these waterways, anchored by small communities such as Howell, Mayday, and Blanton.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the documentation of several family-named burial sites, such as Wetherington Cem and Carter Cem. The road network, including the Camp Langdale Connector and Old Statenville Rd, reflects the area's timber and agricultural heritage. These corridors connect the scattered homesteads and church sites that have long formed the social fabric of this rural Lowndes and Echols County border region.