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1972 Map of Meda

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Meda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The small settlement of Meda and the eastern outskirts of Eatonton define this rural landscape in Putnam County during the early 1970s. This territory is characterized by a dense network of country churches that served the agricultural community, including Philadelphia Ch, Wesley Chapel, and Texas Ch. The terrain is carved by numerous watercourses such as Rooty Creek and Crooked Creek, which flow toward the southeastern corner of the map where the shoreline of Lake Sinclair begins to take shape at the border of Putnam Co and Hancock Co.

Transportation through the area relied on the Central of Georgia railroad, which parallels the path of many local landmarks like the Lookout Tower near Meda. For genealogists, the map preserves the exact locations of several local meeting houses and houses of worship, such as New Providence Ch and Concord Ch, providing a clear record of the social and spiritual hubs of the county before modern development shifted the local landscape.