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1974 Map of Nicklesville

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Nicklesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Nicklesville serves as the central hub of this rural Wilkinson County landscape during the mid-1970s. The area is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including Big Sandy Creek and its many tributaries like Beaverdam Branch and Maiden Creek. The social fabric of the community is anchored by numerous small country churches, such as Big Sandy Ch, Mt Zion Ch, and Jordon Stream Ch, which are often accompanied by local burial grounds.

Industry and recreation intersect at Chappells Pond, where the historic Chappells Mill stands near the crossing of South Sandy Creek. Further south, the boundary between Wilkinson and Laurens counties cuts across the terrain near Mt Olive Ch. From the Radio Tower to the Picnic Area in the southeast, the map captures a transition from agricultural land to the wooded creek bottoms that dominate this interior Georgia region.