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2024 Map of Lumpkin SW

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Lumpkin SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Beatrice sits at the heart of this rural landscape in Stewart County, where a network of family-linked cemeteries and country churches defines the social geography. The terrain is notably dissected by intricate water systems including Talipahoga Rum Creek and Soapstone Creek, leading toward the dramatic geography of the Providence Canyons. These features illustrate the erosion-prone soil and complex drainage patterns that have shaped land use and local history in southwestern Georgia.

Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of several community landmarks, such as Mount Moriah Baptist Church Cem and the Bluff Springs African Methodist Episcopal Church Cem. The map also traces established local routes like California Woods Rd and Canyon Rd, which wind through the Patterson Hills. These pathways connect the dispersed settlements and small family burial grounds, such as the James Templeton Cem, that remain as physical markers of the region's long-standing agricultural communities.