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1966 Map of Lyerly

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Lyerly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Lyerly and Menlo anchor the Chattooga County landscape on this mid-1960s survey, illustrating a community structured by the Central of Georgia railroad and the Chattooga River. The map reveals a cluster of religious and civic institutions such as Mt Bethel Ch, Thomas Chapel, and Alpine Ch, alongside several family and community burial grounds including Gamble Cem and Lyerly Cem. Industrial and state activity is evident near Berryton, where a Filtration Plant and the Summerville State Fish Hatchery operate near the river's edge.

Physiographic features like Dirtseller Mountain and Shinbone Ridge define the narrow valleys of Shinbone Valley and Broomtown Valley. These ridges separate the settled corridors, creating a distinct north-south orientation for local travel along the Alabama and Georgia Road. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits and the Mosteller Creek drainage system highlight the intersection of local topography and resource extraction in this rural Georgia-Alabama borderland.