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1950 Map of Meldrim

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Meldrim
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The Ogeechee River and its dense network of swamps, including Walthour Swamp and Horning Swamp, dominate this mid-century portrait of the Georgia lowcountry. This survey shows the region as it transitioned into the early Cold War era, marked by the presence of the Camp Stewart Military Reservation covering a massive portion of the southern landscape. The settlement pattern is defined by rail-oriented towns like Meldrim, Bloomingdale, and Ellabell, which thrived along the Central of Georgia and Seaboard Air Line corridors.

Genealogical interest is found in the many rural institutions such as Bethesda Ch, Miller Chapel, and the Scaffletown School. Industrial markers of the time include a Brickyard plant near Pooler and a Lookout Tower positioned for forest management. The map also preserves the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and cemeteries like Blitch Cem and Wise Cem, alongside smaller communities such as Blitchton and Clyde.