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2020 Map of Pine Valley

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Pine Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Pine Valley and the surrounding reaches of Ware County are defined by a complex network of wetland basins and blackwater drainages. These low-lying depressions, locally identified as bays, include Footlog Bay, Stallard Bay, and Steedley Bay, which dot the landscape alongside permanent water bodies like Gator Head Pond and Long Pond. The drainage pattern is heavily influenced by the winding paths of Big Alligator Cr and Little Alligator Cr in the southern portion of the quadrangle.

Settlement is sparse, concentrated near the small community of Glenmore along the southern rail corridor and the namesake crossroads of Pine Valley. The road network, including family-named routes such as Billy Jo Hodges Rd and John Steedley Rd, suggests a landscape of timber tracts and long-standing family landholdings. This survey captures the rural character of the Georgia flatwoods, where the environment is shaped more by the ebb and flow of swampy terrain than by industrial development.