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2014 Map of Napier Pond

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Mount Pleasant and the surrounding Georgia countryside are defined by a complex network of small lakes and family-named cemeteries along the border of Baldwin and Wilkinson Counties. The landscape includes significant institutional sites like the Georgia State Hospital Lake, Forestry Pond Number Two, and Hospital Lake Number One, hinting at the extensive grounds of the former state asylum. Local history is deeply embedded in the land through numerous burial grounds such as Snow Hill Cemeteries and the Mt Pleasant Baptist Churchyard, which sit alongside early transport crossings like Johns Bridge.

Hydrography dominates the eastern and southern reaches, where Little Black Cr and Black Creek feed into water bodies like Napier Pond and Goldens Pond. The terrain rises to landmarks like Hillhouse Hill before dropping toward the Oconee River at the northeastern corner. This area serves as a transit corridor between Milledgeville and Irwinton, marked by the modern path of Us-441 and the Fall Line Fwy.