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2014 Map of Lavonia

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Lavonia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Lavonia and Bowersville anchor the landscape along the Franklin Co Hart Co line, illustrating the modern rural-urban interface in Northeast Georgia. The topography is defined by the winding fingers of Hartwell Lake, which reach into the northern reaches of the quadrangle near Gumlog and the South Carolina Georgia border. This area reflects a long history of local settlement and industry, evidenced by the central location of Parkertown Mill and numerous small-scale communities like Parkertown and Shoal Creek.

Genealogists can find significant local history in the dense distribution of burial grounds, such as the Bowersville City Cem, Maret Cem, and New Light Cem. The drainage patterns of Shoal Cr and Pooles Cr dictate the road network, which connects scattered crossroads like Cross Roads and Whitworth to the regional centers. Small water bodies like Deans Lake and the various branches of Twin Creek further define the agricultural and residential pockets of the Piedmont.