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1970 Map of Jesup NW

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Jesup NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Altamaha River winds along the county line in this corner of Southeast Georgia, carving a wide floodplain that features Hughes Old River and Carter Island. The interior landscape is defined by a dense network of creek branches, including Little Goose Creek, Holstein Branch, and Sweetwater Branch, which drain the low-lying terrain. Settlements like Madray Springs and Burnett anchor the rural infrastructure, while numerous community centers are marked by country churches such as Altamaha Ch, Blanton Grove Ch, and Red Hill Ch.

Purple photorevised updates from the early 1980s highlight changes in the suburban fringes near Jesup and the development of local Trailer Park sites. This survey is particularly useful for genealogists and local historians, as it documents specific landmarks like Pinecrest Memorial Cem and Oglethorpe Bluff, providing a detailed look at the transition between the river lowlands and the upland farmsteads before late-20th-century expansion.