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2014 Map of Midville

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Midville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Ogeechee River and its meandering oxbows, such as the Dead River, define the low-lying boundary between Burke, Emanuel, and Jenkins counties. Midville serves as the primary hub in this agricultural landscape, situated at the junction of Ga-56 and Ga-17, where the local economy was historically tied to the rail lines running parallel to S Railroad St. The surrounding countryside is dotted with small family and community burial grounds, including the Midville City Cem, Murphree Cem, and the Old-Union Grove Cem, indicating a long-settled rural population.

Water plays a central role in the geography here, with numerous ponds and creeks like Sapp Pond, Wig Lake, and Bark Camp Cr feeding into the larger river system. While Midville is the largest settlement, smaller points like Herndon and Three Points anchor the rural road network. This landscape reveals a pattern of scattered homesteads connected by a dense web of local routes such as Old Savannah Rd and Bark Camp Rd, maintaining the layout of traditional Georgia farm country.