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1971 Map of Meigs

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Meigs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Meigs serves as the central hub of this South Georgia landscape, situated where the borders of Mitchell, Thomas, and Grady counties converge. The town's layout is closely tied to the Seaboard Coast Line railroad, which runs northwest to southeast through the community. Outside the town center, the area is defined by a network of rural roads such as Stage Road and Palmer Road, connecting localized landmarks like Ravenwood Sch and Sunset Cem.

The hydrology of the region is intricate, with the Little Ochlockonee River and various tributaries including Big Creek and Oaky Woods Creek carving through the terrain. Small rural settlements like Quality and religious centers such as Midway Ch and Providence Ch point to a long-established agricultural community. The presence of Singletary Pond and numerous smaller water bodies further characterizes this drainage basin in the early 1970s.