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1965 Map of Newnan SW

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Newnan SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Stallings Crossroads and Dresden serve as quiet focal points in this mid-1960s landscape, where small community hubs are defined by a dense network of country churches and family-named landmarks. The terrain is marked by a transition from the agricultural clearings near Corinth in the south to the more wooded drainages of Caney Creek and Sandy Creek. Religious and social life is anchored by numerous local congregations, including Emory Chapel, St Smyrna Ch, and Dents Chapel.

The hydrography of the region is characterized by small, tucked-away water bodies like Rock Cabin Lake, Lake David, and Bon L Lake, which are fed by the many branches and creeks that eventually meet the New River. Utility infrastructure is also visible, with several prominent pipelines cutting across the landscape. The inclusion of property details, such as fence and field lines identified from 1962 aerial photography, provides a rare level of granularity for those studying the mid-century rural development of Coweta and Heard Counties.