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1972 Map of Marshallville

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Marshallville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Marshallville serves as the central hub of this Georgia landscape, situated along the line of the Central of Georgia railroad. The map illustrates a transition between the organized street grid of the town and the surrounding agricultural lands marked by numerous small branches and creeks. To the northwest, an Indian Burial Mound stands near Bryants Swamp, indicating a deep history of human presence on the land long before the establishment of modern settlements like Winchester or Lowes Crossing.

Rural life is anchored by a network of community landmarks, including the Richardson Sch and various local congregations such as Harden Chapel, Friendship Ch, and St Pauls Ch. The presence of cemeteries like the Glorious Hope Cem and the Friendship Ch Cem provides essential touchpoints for genealogical research in this portion of Macon and Peach Counties. The drainage patterns of Big Indian Creek and Beaver Creek define the low-lying terrain, with several unpaved routes and a Jeep Trail reaching into the more wooded bottoms.