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1973 Map of Plains

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Plains
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Plains serves as the focal point of this agricultural landscape in Sumter and Webster Counties during the early 1970s. The settlement pattern is defined by the Seaboard Coast Line railroad, which tracks east-to-west through the small communities of Archery and Dumas. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural society, evidenced by the high density of country churches and family burial grounds including Mt Avery Ch, Lebanon Cem, and the Tabernacle Ch.

Water resources shape the terrain, with Choctahatchee Creek and Kinchafoonee Creek draining the timbered draws and bottomlands. Significant local landmarks such as Youngs Millpond, Magnolia Spring, and the West Side Sch illustrate the civic and natural infrastructure of the era. The detailed topography highlights how these small Georgia hamlets were interconnected by a web of light-duty roads and rail, just before the region gained increased national prominence.