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1972 Map of Jacksonville

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Jacksonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

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The Ocmulgee River winds through the southern portion of this region, creating a complex wetland environment marked by numerous oxbows and backwaters such as Joyce Lake, Spar Lake, and Barr Lake. This river system forms the boundary between Telfair and Coffee counties, with the Jacksonville Ferry Bridge providing a vital crossing point south of the community of Jacksonville. The landscape is characterized by its numerous "bays"—shallow, oval-shaped depressions like Buzzard Bay and Dan Bland Bay—which punctuate the forested terrain between the river and the northern creeks.

Local history is preserved through a high density of rural institutions. Small congregations and family burying grounds are scattered throughout, including St Pauls Ch, Mt Dolaway Ch, and the Graham Cem. The settlement at Relee stands near the southern edge of the survey, where Aunt Omie Cr and Paul Creek meet, reflecting a late-20th-century pattern of small, dispersed communities linked by local schools like Rockhill Sch.