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1949 Map of Midland

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Midland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Midland stands at the junction of rail and road just north of the Fort Benning Military Reservation, a landscape defined by the convergence of the Southern and Central of Georgia railroads. This late 1940s survey reveals a rural territory transitioning into a strategic military corridor, where small settlements like Flat Rock and Schatulga are linked by winding creek systems including Bull Creek and Upatoi Creek.

A network of local cemeteries and landmarks such as Lookout are scattered among the ridges and valleys of the Muscogee and Harris County border. The presence of the Military Reservation Boundary across the southern portion of the map indicates the mid-century expansion of Army facilities into the surrounding Georgia countryside, contrasting the older agrarian footprint with modern federal land use.