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1973 Map of Rockmart South

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Rockmart South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Rockmart and the neighboring settlement of Van Wert anchor the northern landscape of this survey, where the industrial presence of a Quarry and Filtration Plant sit alongside the Southern and Seaboard Coast Line railroads. This region of Polk County is defined by the ridge-and-valley transition between Vinson Mountain and the fertile Morgan Valley. Further south, the terrain becomes increasingly rural as it approaches the Tallapoosa River, marked by small crossroads and family-named landmarks such as Beulah and Hutchings.

Genealogical interest is found in the network of country churches and burial grounds that dot the ridges, including Noah Chapel, Crossroads Memorial Ch, and the County Line Cem. The hydrology of the area is distinct, with numerous named branches like Rabbit Branch and Caney Branch feeding into larger systems, while man-made landmarks like Coots Lake and Eubank Lake reflect the mid-century development of the local water resources and landscape.