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2011 Map of Jefferson

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Jefferson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Jefferson serves as the focal point of this North Georgia landscape, where the Jefferson City Cemetery and the Woodbine-Jefferson City Cemetery provide significant touchpoints for local family history. The terrain is defined by the winding path of the Middle Oconee River and the smaller Redstone Creek, which together drain a countryside transitioning from traditional agrarian uses to suburban residential development.

Small communities like Arcade and Double Bridges are connected by a network of rural routes such as Jackson Trail Rd and Cedar Grove Church Rd. This era of the landscape is marked by numerous private water bodies, including Williamsons Lake and Rives Lake, often created by dams along the tributaries of the Oconee. Scattered burial grounds, from the Damron Cemetery to the Mount Tabor Cemetery, offer a decentralized record of the area's long-established rural congregations and settlements.