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2024 Map of Mechanic Hill

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Mechanic Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Savannah River carves a winding path along the Georgia-South Carolina border, defining a landscape of wetlands and riverine bluffs south of Augusta. Large-scale infrastructure dominates the central terrain, including the sprawling Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field and a series of wastewater treatment ponds near Nixon. These modern facilities sit alongside older land-use patterns, such as the Silver Bluff Ferry and the New Savannah Bluff, which speak to the historic importance of river crossings and navigation in Richmond County.

Genealogists will find a cluster of family and community burial grounds, including Union Cem, Johnson Cem, and Twiggs Cem, scattered among small settlements like Mechanic Hill and Walkinshaw. To the southeast, the landscape transitions into dense swampy areas around Hole-in-Swamp and the Bennock Millpond, where the influence of McBean Creek and High Bank Creek creates a complex network of seasonal water bodies and marshes.