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1959 Map of Lavonia

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Lavonia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Lavonia town center serves as the hub of this Northeast Georgia landscape, where the Southern Railway corridor links the community to Bowersville and beyond. The 1959 field survey captures a critical moment of transformation as the U.S. Corps of Engineers prepared for the inundation of the Tugaloo River valley. Blue hatching on the map indicates the anticipated shoreline of the Hartwell Reservoir, showing which low-lying lands along Gum Log Creek and Shoal Creek were slated for submergence at the 630-foot elevation.

Rural life is documented through a dense network of country churches and family landmarks, including Willis Chapel, New Light Ch, and the Poole Cemetery. Evidence of local industry and infrastructure appears at Parkertown Mill and the Shyford Landing Field, while the topography is defined by the numerous branches and creeks, such as Caney Branch and Little Bear Creek, that feed into the Savannah River watershed.