2017 Map of Rockledge

About this map

The Oconee River corridor and its associated wetlands, including Muddy Slough and Jack Lake, define the southwestern edge of this landscape at the border of Laurens and Treutlen counties. Settlement centers on the rural communities of Rockledge and Orland, connected by a network of local routes such as Old River Rd and Rockledge Blue Springs Rd. The map illustrates a transition from the river bottomlands to the agricultural uplands where Soperton begins to appear in the southeast. Numerous family-named landmarks and water bodies, such as Miller Pond and Peterson Pond, suggest long-standing land tracts in this portion of Georgia. Genealogists may find value in the locations of rural burying grounds like Mount Zion Cem and Fowlers Cem, situated among the various branches of Red Bluff Cr and Hurricane Br.