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1965 Map of Madras

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Madras
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Madras and the surrounding Coweta County countryside are defined by a network of rural settlements and family-named lakes in the mid-1960s. The Atlanta and West Point railroad cuts through the terrain, anchoring communities like McCollum and Thomas Crossroads. Local life centers around a high concentration of country churches, including Morning Star Ch, New Mt Calvary Ch, and St Johns Ch, many of which are accompanied by small cemeteries.

Water features are abundant throughout the landscape, with numerous private impoundments such as Lake Amlajack, Sullivan Lake, and Peniston Lake dotting the drainages of White Oak Creek and Shoal Creek. The era's light infrastructure is evident in the presence of a Lookout Tower near McCollum and the Rolling Meadows Farm Airport to the southeast. The map captures this region before the significant suburban expansion of the late 20th century, showing a transition from traditional farming to small-scale rural industry and recreation at Camp Prather and Camp St George.