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2011 Map of Rayle

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Rayle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Rayle and Centerville anchor this part of Wilkes County, where agricultural research meets an old extraction economy. The University of Georgia Experimental Farm occupies a significant portion of the western landscape, including the University of Georgia Farm Lake Dam. This academic and farming presence contrasts with earlier industrial activity indicated by the Morgan Mine and Fairy Ridge Mine.

A network of family-named roads like Taylor Rd and Colley Rd connects scattered rural sites, including the Chafin Cemetery, Rock Cemetery, and Sardis Cemetery. The terrain is defined by a dense drainage system where Dry Fork Creek and Beaverdam Creek carve through the land. To the east, the small settlement of Callaway sits near the headwaters of Hood Branch, illustrating the traditional dispersed settlement patterns of the Georgia Piedmont during this era.