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2014 Map of Ponders

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Ponders
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

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Martin Lake dominates the northern reaches of this Tallapoosa County landscape, where the irregular shoreline of the reservoir creates numerous inlets and peninsulas. The area around Still Waters and Bama Park shows a modern transition toward lakeside residential development, with winding roads like Silver Hills Rd and Natchez Rd tracing the fingers of land. This modern layout contrasts sharply with the older rural settlement patterns found further south toward Barnesville and Walnut Hill.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local history preserved in the numerous country burial grounds, including the Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cem and the John Johnston Cem. These sites, along with others like Harper Hill Cem and Guthrie Cem, are scattered across a landscape drained by the southward-flowing Sougahatchee Creek and Ledbetter Cr. The network of secondary routes such as Lovelady Rd and Murphy Dam Rd connects these long-standing communities, reflecting the region's agricultural and social foundations.