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2020 Map of Lakeland

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Lanier County Courthouse stands at the center of Lakeland, serving as a focal point for this South Georgia community. The landscape is defined by its intricate hydrology, where the Alapaha River meanders through cypress swamps and wetlands. To the west of the town center, the expansive Banks Lake and its associated Milltown Bay dominate the terrain, dotted with the Pine Islands and nearby Lightsey Hammock.

Rural life is mapped through family-named landmarks and old transit corridors such as Old Nashville Rd and Teeterville Rd. The map documents numerous watercourses like Darsey Mill Br and Dampier Br that feed into the river system. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Lovejoy Cem in the southeastern quadrant and trace the community's educational history via Crisp School Rd, illustrating the persistence of local place names in this river-and-wetland environment.