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1978 Map of Hunters

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Hunters
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Central of Georgia railway corridor anchors this portion of Screven County, cutting a diagonal path through a landscape defined by the drainage basins of Buck Creek and Ogeechee Creek. In the late 1970s, this rural area was dotted with small communities and focal points of local life, including Hunters, Farmdale, and White Hill. The map reveals a high concentration of country churches, such as Green Hill Ch, Weaver Tabernacle, and Red Bluff Ch, which often served as the primary landmarks for dispersed rural residents.

Economic and aviation activity is evidenced by the Plantation Airpark, equipped with a Beacon, alongside various landing strips that suggest a reliance on private air travel for agricultural or commercial purposes. The terrain is largely characterized by low-lying branches and creeks, such as South Prong Buck Creek and Robbins Branch, which influenced the placement of early settlements and the winding network of secondary roads connecting Sheppards and Captolo.