2011 Map of Manningtown

About this map

The settlement of Manningtown serves as the focal point for this 2011 survey of southern Wayne County. The landscape is defined by a dense network of watercourses and topographical rises, including Little Creek, Gum Branch, and Oak Pond Branch. Named topographical features such as Strickland Island, Downing Island, and Palmetto Island suggest areas of higher ground within the surrounding wetland environment. Local transit is managed through a grid of rural routes including Browntown Rd and Wire Rd, which intersect near the historic crossing at Rosin Ford. This mapping effort by the U. S. Geological Survey highlights the intricate drainage patterns of the coastal plain, where family-named roads like Pendarvis Rd and Osborne Rd connect dispersed homesteads and logging tracks across the Georgia lowlands.