1970 Map of Oak Park

About this map

Oak Park serves as the central hub of this 1970s Emanuel County landscape, where the Georgia and Florida Railroad cuts a straight line through the pines. The geography is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the Ohoopee River in the northeast and the wide, swampy basin of Pendleton Creek. The region is notably saturated with family and community burial grounds, such as Harrell Cem, Findley Cem, and White Chapel Cem, reflecting a deeply rooted rural population. To the west, the small settlement of Normantown sits near the crossing of Tiger Creek. The map documents a transition from established agriculture toward more industrial forest management, evidenced by the numerous unnamed secondary roads and a Jeep Trail winding through the creek bottoms near Little Reedy Creek.