2020 Map of Metter

About this map

Metter serves as the focal point of this Candler County landscape, anchored by the Candler County Courthouse and a grid of streets that transition into a network of country roads. The surrounding area is defined by the winding course of Fifteenmile Cr and its tributaries, including Sams Cr and Stocking Head Cr, which feed several named water bodies like Daughtery Lake North, Cartee Lake, and Hulsey Lake. These waterways are crossed at traditional points such as Jones Bridge and Salem Bridge, reflecting long-established transit corridors between the smaller communities of Union and Olifftown. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named burial grounds, including Oliff Cem, Dekle Cem, and Stripling Cem, which are scattered throughout the agricultural and forested lands surrounding the town center. The map reveals a rural economy shaped by these creeks and the many small ponds, like Cooks Pond and Donaldson Lake, that dot the South Georgia terrain.