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2020 Map of Juno

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Juno
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Dawsonville serves as a focal point for this North Georgia landscape, where the foothills transition into the high terrain of Amicalola Ridge. The map reveals a settlement pattern dictated by the winding path of Amicalola Creek and its many tributaries, including Cochrans Cr and Sweetwater Cr. Small crossroads and communities like Juno and Afton are connected by a dense network of family-named roads such as Chastain Mill Rd, Odum Chumbley Rd, and Elliott Family Pkwy, indicating a landscape deeply rooted in local lineage and historical land use.

Water resources are prominent, with several small reservoirs like Sunset Hills Lake, Reece Lake, and Burt Lake punctuating the drainage basins. The survey also documents localized infrastructure, such as the Elliott Field landing strip, and traces the boundary between Lumpkin Co and Dawson Co. For genealogists, the named thoroughfares like Amicalola Church Rd offer specific geographic markers for ancestral property and rural community centers in this portion of the Georgia Piedmont.