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1964 Map of Macon

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Macon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Macon serves as the urban anchor of this mid-century landscape, where the Ocmulgee River and Oconee River dominate the drainage patterns of central Georgia. The map captures a moment of significant military and economic presence at Robins AFB and Warner Robins just as the regional road network, including U S 80 and U S 341, was consolidating the connection between rural agricultural centers and industrial hubs.

Outside the growing municipal centers of Dublin, Vidalia, and Swainsboro, the terrain transitions into the managed landscapes of the George Walton Experimental Forest and leisure destinations like Little Ocmulgee State Park. Numerous smaller settlements such as Jeffersonville, Soperton, and Tennille are mapped alongside a dense network of railroads, including the Central of Georgia and Seaboard Air Line, illustrating the enduring rail-and-river economy of the era.