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2017 Map of Marion

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Marion
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The settlement of Marion and the surrounding Twiggs County landscape are defined by a network of rural roads and family-named landmarks. This survey illustrates the transition from the community at Fitzpatrick in the north to Bullard in the southwest, connected by historic thoroughfares like Bullard Rd and Watson Dairy Rd. The terrain is deeply inscribed with genealogical history, featuring numerous small family burial grounds such as Jones-Denson Cem, Linda Melton Late Cem, and the Beech Spring Cem.

Water plays a central role in the local geography, with Flat Cr, Savage Cr, and Turvin Cr winding through the countryside. These drainages feed into larger bodies like Stone Lake and Lamar Lake. The distribution of these features suggests a long-standing agricultural and residential pattern, where landholdings were often anchored by the namesake cemeteries and creeks that provided boundaries for generations of Georgia families.