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1973 Map of James

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of James
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Central of Georgia rail lines cut through the heart of Jones and Wilkinson counties in the early 1970s, serving the small community of Lewiston. The landscape is a network of rural settlements and crossroad junctions, including James and Greenberry Crossroads, where local life centered around several country churches like Friendship Ch and Marys Chapel. These small communities are connected by a web of light-duty roads and jeep trails that navigate the many drainage systems flowing toward the Oconee River basin.

Waterways define the topography, with Big Creek, Slash Creek, and Commissioner Creek carving through the terrain. Evidence of local industry is visible at the Quarry located near the western edge of the survey. For genealogists, the map is particularly useful for locating numerous small rural burial grounds and family-named landmarks like Brooks and Mountain Springs, which reflect the long-standing agricultural and settlement patterns of this Middle Georgia region before modern development shifted the rural landscape.