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1973 Map of Orchard Hill

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Orchard Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Central of Georgia railroad corridor serves as the industrial and social backbone for this portion of Spalding County in the early 1970s. The tracks connect the expanding southeastern edge of Griffin and East Griffin to the smaller settlement at Orchard Hill. This era shows a transition between traditional agrarian life and modern infrastructure, evidenced by numerous small country churches like Holly Grove Ch and Pleasant Grove Ch standing alongside extensive natural gas pipelines and several sewage disposal ponds.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites including Maddox Cem, Crawley Cem, and New Crawley Cem. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of Potato Creek and Grape Creek, which feed into local landmarks such as Weldon Pond and Hugh Steele Lake. Cultural markers of the period are also visible, ranging from the Griffin Academy to a local Drive-in Theater near the city's northern boundary.