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1974 Map of Lucile

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Lucile
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The boundary between Early and Miller County defines this pocket of southwest Georgia, where the land is partitioned into a pattern of agriculture and wooded lowlands. Small community centers like Lucile and Jones Crossroads serve as the primary navigational anchors for a landscape threaded by water. The drainage of Susan Ford Creek and Flat Creek flows through the northern reaches, while the southwest corner is marked by the presence of Howards Mill and its associated Howards Mill Creek.

Local genealogy and social history are centered on numerous country churches and burial grounds, including Allens Chapel, Springfield Ch, and Mt Hosea Ch. The map captures the area just as modern road networks were solidifying, showing the rural connections between outlying settlements such as Killarney and Mayhaw. These features illustrate a traditional Southern agrarian community structured around family-named landmarks and the local hydrology of the coastal plain.