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2017 Map of Patterson SE

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Patterson SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Satilla River snakes through a landscape defined by extensive wetlands and tributary networks in this Pierce and Brantley County region. The terrain is a complex of named drainages like Otter Cr and Sixty Foot Br, flowing through the low-lying Mud Swamp and Raulerson Swamp. To the south, the river passes beneath the Indian Bluff, a rare point of elevation in a territory otherwise dominated by the humid reaches of Knocknocker Swamp and Indian Swamp.

Settlement is sparse, anchored by the town of Patterson in the northwest. Local history is etched into the landscape through family-named landmarks and rural infrastructure, most notably the Raulerson Cem and the dense grid of timber and farm roads such as Trudie Rd and Old River Rd. The convergence of the Little Satilla River and its larger namesake illustrates the hydrologic character of the Georgia coastal plain.