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2014 Map of Rebecca

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The town of Rebecca serves as a central hub in this rural South Georgia landscape, where the local economy was historically tied to the N Railroad St corridor. Positioned at the intersection of several county boundaries, including the Wilcox and Turner County lines, the area is defined by a dense network of family and community burial grounds such as New Providence Cem, Youngs Chapel Cem, and Pleasant Hill Cem. These sites, alongside the southern settlement of Arp, provide critical reference points for genealogists tracing ancestral roots in the region.

Water features like Double Run Cr and Willis Cr drain the terrain toward the Alapaha River at the map's southern edge. The distribution of lakes, including Young Lake, Walker Lake, and Piney Woods Lake, suggests a landscape shaped by both natural drainage and agricultural water management. The road network, characterized by named routes like Salem Church Rd and Copperhead Rd, connects these disparate farmsteads and rural landmarks.