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2017 Map of Porterdale

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Porterdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Yellow River drainage patterns define this part of Newton County, where the water cuts through prominent features like Cedar Shoals and Langston Shoals. The landscape transition across the Rockdale Co Newton Co boundary reveals a mix of established municipalities and smaller locales such as Almon, Pace, and the historic textile mill town of Porterdale. Genealogists will find several significant burial grounds documented, including Middlebrooks Cem, Bethany Cem, and the expansive Lawnwood Memorial Park near Oxford.

Suburban expansion is visible through a dense network of residential ways and drives, yet the hydrology remains a central characteristic of the terrain. Notable water bodies such as Salem Lake, Paradise Lake, and Bailey Lake are scattered throughout the quadrangle, along with smaller tributaries like Beaverdam Cr and Snapping Shoals Cr. This survey provides a clear view of the interface between growing residential developments and the river-bottom geography of central Georgia.