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1967 Map of Rock Mountain

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Rock Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Lavender Mountain and Rock Mountain dominate this corner of northwest Georgia, framing the tight valleys of Texas Valley and Heath. The landscape is a mix of agricultural clearings and the protected timber of the Chattahoochee National Forest. Industrial activity is evident along the southern corridor near the Coosa River, where Claypits and Gravel Pits sit near the Krannert settlement and its namesake Krannert Sch.

Transportation and community life in the late 1960s centered on the Central of Georgia and Southern railroads. These lines connect small trackside hamlets like Oreburg and Benton with the larger hub at Rome. Scattered rural congregations, including Sand Springs Ch and Pisgah Ch, and local landmarks like the Possum Trot Sch provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family locations in Floyd County before modern suburban expansion changed the character of these mountain gaps.