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1964 Map of Lawrenceville

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Lawrenceville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Lawrenceville serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s Gwinnett County landscape, showing the town's expansion along the Seaboard Air Line railroad. The map documents a blend of established civic infrastructure, such as the County Hospital and Hooper Renwick School, alongside rural religious and agricultural centers. Notable for local history is the Lawrenceville Campground to the north and the specialized Animal Breeding and Holding Facility U S Reservation to the southwest, indicating the area's transition toward more institutional land use.

The topography is defined by the headwaters of several significant drainage systems, including the Yellow River and Alcovy River. Scattered throughout the countryside are Numerous small community landmarks like Tribble Mill and a collection of country churches including Ozora Ch and Chestnut Grove Ch. The presence of several family-named burial grounds, such as Loveless Cem and McMillan Cem, offers a detailed look at the ancestral footprint of this Georgia Piedmont region before modern suburban development intensified.