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1971 Map of Roberta

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Roberta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Roberta serves as a central hub in this Georgia landscape, situated at the junction of several key roads and the Southern railway line. The town's surroundings are defined by a network of rural communities and family landmarks, including St James Ch, Lowe Cem, and the Picnic Area to the northwest. To the south, the terrain descends toward the Flint River, which serves as the natural boundary between Crawford and Taylor Counties.

Tracing the waterways reveals a landscape shaped by both agriculture and early industrial extraction, with a claypit and sandpits located near Horns and Gaillard. The river valley is punctuated by Hawkins Bridge and several marshy sections such as Beaver Swamp and Magnolia Swamp. These low-lying areas are fed by numerous named tributaries like Culpepper Creek and Mathews Creek, illustrating the complex drainage patterns of the region before late-20th-century development altered the local environment.