Loading map...

1964 Map of Odessadale

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Odessadale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Troup Co Meriwether Co line divides this mid-1960s landscape, where small rural communities like Saint Marks and Odessadale serve as anchors for a network of family-named cemeteries and country churches. The terrain is defined by the drainage patterns of Winslow Creek, Flat Shoal Creek, and the Piney Woods area, showing a quiet agricultural region threaded with utility infrastructure like a prominent Pipeline and a Telephone line.

Genealogical researchers will find significant value in the numerous small burial grounds, including Needmore Cem, Woodward Cem, and Jones Cem, often situated near community centers like Thompson Crossroad. The presence of an Old Railroad Grade south of Odessadale and the Meriwether Lookout Tower to the east highlights the shifting infrastructure and forestry management of the era. Settlements such as Mountville remain connected by historic routes like Dallas Mill Road and Sullivan Road, preserving the spatial layout of Georgia’s rural Piedmont before modern development.