2020 Map of Jay Bird Springs

About this map

Gum Swamp Creek and a network of winding tributaries like Rock Br and Joiner Creek define this rural landscape along the border of Dodge and Laurens Counties. The terrain is a complex of agricultural fields and woodlands, anchored by the community at Jay Bird Springs in the southeast. For genealogists, the map preserves several local burial sites, including the Taylor Cem, Ryals Cem, and the McMillan Cem, alongside the Parkerson Baptist Church and its adjoining cemetery. The area's development is traced through a dense grid of local roads, such as Kate Parkerson Rd and Pete Sapp Rd, which connect remote homesteads to the nearby city of Eastman just off the western edge. Small water bodies like Cranford Lake and Kelly Pond are scattered throughout the drainage basins of the Ocmulgee River watershed.