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2014 Map of Sandy Cross

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Sandy Cross
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Sandy Cross serves as the central hub of this Oglethorpe County landscape, where the intersection of several local routes creates a classic rural Georgia crossroads community. The terrain is defined by a dense network of tributaries including Grove Cr, Beaver Cr, and Macks Cr, which cut through the undulating hills between the Broad and Oconee River basins. Family history is etched into the land through numerous small burial grounds, such as Paul and Lester Cem and the Jarrell Howard Cem, indicating generations of local settlement and land ownership.

Agricultural patterns are evident in the winding courses of Sandy Cross Rd and Ga-22, which connect the primary settlement to outlying points like Point Peter in the northeast. The presence of Dam Number Six on a branch of Little Clouds Cr highlights small-scale water management in a region defined by its many creeks, while family-named roads like Brad Graham Rd and Matthews Sims RD suggest the long-standing importance of specific local lineages in the area's development.