2017 Map of Ocilla East

About this map

Ocilla and the small community of Holt anchor this portion of Irwin County, where the landscape transitions from town grids to a complex network of wetlands and water bodies. The eastern reaches of the county seat are defined by the Ocilla City Cem and a series of agricultural roads named for local birds and families. Further east, the Willacoochee River and Willacoochee Cr meander through the terrain, feeding into numerous named lakes such as Tankersly Lake, Shiver Lake South, and Cook Lake. This environment is dotted with small family and community burial grounds, including the Henderson Chapel Cem and Paulk Cem, which serve as critical markers of local settlement history. The presence of Bethlehem Church and several other rural cemeteries like Whitleys Cem suggests a long-standing pattern of dispersed homesteads and close-knit rural congregations tied to the river's drainage basin.