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1973 Map of Louisville South

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Louisville South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Ogeechee River and Rocky Comfort Creek define the northern reaches of this Jefferson County landscape, where the town of Louisville sits at a historic crossroads. This 1973 survey details a rural economy transitioning into the late twentieth century, anchored by the Central of Georgia railroad corridor passing through Bartow and Wadley. The map is particularly rich for genealogical research, identifying numerous country churches and burial grounds such as Ebenezer Ch, Parkers Ch, and Pierce Grove Cem.

Evidence of local industry and infrastructure appears in the Louisville Municipal Airport and the Jefferson Lookout Tower near Pine Hill. The southern portion of the quadrangle is dominated by the sprawling wetlands of Williamson Swamp Creek and Boggy Gut Creek, highlighting the complex drainage patterns of the coastal plain. Small communities like Moxley are shown in their mid-century layout, connected by a network of secondary roads and rail lines that once fueled the region's agricultural development.