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2017 Map of Pelham

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Pelham anchors the northern portion of this South Georgia landscape, where the grid of the town gives way to a complex network of agricultural roads and water features. The topography is defined by unusual depressions and water management, notably the Rich Sink in the northwest and several large impoundments such as Chickasaw Lake and the None None Reservoir. This area marks a clear transition into the rural community of Spence, located further south along the Spence Rd corridor.

Local history is preserved through numerous family and community burial grounds, including Macedonia Cem and Saint James Cem, which are scattered among the drainages of Spence Mill Cr and Barnetts Cr. The boundary between Mitchell Co and Grady Co bisects the map, illustrating how local governance and land divisions follow the Co Line Rd through a terrain of millponds and cypress-lined basins like Cypress Pond.