2017 Map of Lake Russell

About this map

The Chattahoochee National Forest dominates the upper half of this northeast Georgia landscape, where the Middle Fork Broad River and its tributaries carve through a complex series of ridges. Small rural communities like Pinefield Crossroads and Odis Crossroads mark the intersections of a road network that transitions from forest service routes to established county roads like Homer Rd. The map reveals a high concentration of family and community burial sites, including the Austin Cem, Broad River Cem, and Leatherwood Cem, reflecting the deep generational roots in Banks and Habersham counties. Water management is a defining feature of the era, seen in the string of numbered reservoirs and named bodies like Lake Russell and Nancy Town Lake. Historic crossing points are well-preserved in the record, with Kesler Bridge, Line Bridge, and Hooper Bridge spanning the river forks and creeks that define the local topography.