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1957 Map of Pleasant Grove

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Pleasant Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Thomas Wildlife Management Area dominates the northern landscape of this Franklin County region, where the terrain is defined by a dense network of creek branches and hollows. The most striking transformation in the area is the presence of Cedar Creek Lake, held by the Cedar Creek Dam. This water feature, highlighted in purple revisions from the late 1980s, flooded the valley once defined by the original meandering course of Cedar Creek.

Local history and genealogy are centered around established rural gathering points like Pleasant Grove and the small settlement at Kimmons. Country life is anchored by family and community landmarks such as Cedar Creek Church, Liberty Ch, and Srygley Ch. Several burial grounds, including Massey Cem and Greenhill Cem, provide specific points for tracing local family roots across the hilly landscape between Buzzard Roost Creek and the river valley.