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2020 Map of Monticello

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Monticello
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Monticello serves as a central hub in Jasper County, where the historic Jasper County Courthouse and Monticello Methodist Church anchor the town’s established street grid. The surrounding landscape is defined by the headwaters of numerous creeks, including Murder Creek and White Oak Cr, which drain the undulating terrain southeast of the Monticello Sky Ranch Airport. To the southwest, the boundary of the Oconee National Forest meets a network of country roads such as Champion Rd and Seven Island Rd.

Smaller settlements and rural junctions like Blackwell and Minneta appear alongside the path of the GA Pacific Rd. Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites across the quadrangle, ranging from the large West View Cem and South View Cem in town to more isolated locations like Talmadge Cem near the eastern edge. The topography is also dotted with private landmarks and water features such as Smith Lake and the cooling waters of Jackson Springs, illustrating a region where timberlands and agriculture intersect with the growing outskirts of the county seat.