1950 Map of Pembroke

About this map

Pembroke serves as the central hub of this South Georgia landscape at mid-century, positioned along the busy Seaboard Air Line railway. The southern half of the map is dominated by the sprawling Camp Stewart Military Reservation, its boundary cutting through rural communities and pine-drained terrain. The geography is defined by an intricate network of wetland features, including Boggy Pond and Canoochee River, alongside several "bays" or swamps like Strum Bay and Big Brier Bay. Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the Beautiful Zion Ch and Beulah Ch to scattered family-named cemeteries such as Elarbee Cem and Stevens Grove Cem. The presence of small, dispersed schoolhouses like Eela Sch and Midway Sch illustrates the rural educational structure of Bryan and Bulloch counties before the consolidation era.