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1956 Map of Roswell

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Roswell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Roswell and Alpharetta anchor this mid-century survey of northern Fulton County, showing a landscape of small crossroads and rural institutions before the era of intensive suburbanization. The map identifies numerous community centers such as Crabapple, Warsaw, and Newtown, alongside essential gathering places like Lebanon Ch and Providence Ch. A distinct network of agricultural roads, including Alabama Road and Freemanville Road, connects these settlements across the undulating terrain between Little River and the Chattahoochee River.

Notable local sites include the County Prison Camp and the Rock Quarry near Fields Crossroads, reflecting the county's infrastructure and industry at the time. Genealogists will find significant value in the detailed placement of family and community burial grounds, such as Morris Cem and Bethany Cem, many of which are associated with local schools like the Bailey-Johnson Sch and the Northwestern Sch.