2024 Map of Penfield

About this map

The Oconee National Forest covers the central portion of this Greene County landscape, where the terrain is defined by the dendritic drainage of Town Creek and McWhorter Creek. The settlement of Penfield serves as a local focal point, surrounded by numerous family-named burial grounds that offer significant value for genealogical research, including the Penfield Cem, Janes Cem, and Moore Cem. To the north, the community of Maxeys sits near the border of Oglethorpe County, connected by a network of rural routes such as Union Point Rd and Penfield Rd. The presence of the Shiloh Baptist Church and its adjacent Shiloh Cem in the southern sector highlights the importance of rural congregations in shaping the social geography of the region. This topography reflects a classic Georgia Piedmont pattern of dispersed farmsteads and small crossroads communities separated by extensive timberland and creek bottoms.