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2017 Map of Lumpkin SW

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Lumpkin SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

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The Patterson Hills rise above the complex drainage networks of western Stewart County, where the erosion-formed depths of the Providence Canyons create a distinctive geological profile. This part of the Georgia coastal plain is defined by its numerous small waterways, including Talipahoga-Rum Cr and Soapstone Cr, which carve through the landscape south of the Beatrice settlement.

Genealogists and local historians can find several established family and community burial sites, such as the James Templeton Cem and Wesley Chapel Cem, many of which are located near historical road corridors like California Woods Rd and Canyon Rd. The concentration of cemeteries alongside smaller branches such as Bluff Springs Br and Mathias Br suggests a long-standing pattern of rural homesteading and congregational life in this upland area east of the Chattahoochee River valley.