2014 Map of Sardis

About this map

Sardis and Old Sardis anchor this East Georgia landscape, where the street grid of the main town contrasts with the sprawling agricultural lands of the surrounding counties. The map records a complex network of county boundaries, where Beaverdam Cr forms the dividing line between Burke, Jenkins, and Screven counties. Local history is deeply rooted in the several recorded burial grounds, including the Beech Branch Cem near the marshy waters of Boggy Gut, and the Sardis Cem located within the town limits. A dense network of local roads such as Doyle Rd and Joyner-Oglesby Rd connects family homesteads and farms to the regional thoroughfares of Ga-24 and Ga-23. Numerous small watercourses, including Slough Br, Horse Cr, and Peters Br, illustrate the drainage patterns of this rural region, while the southern reaches feature the more isolated Ellis Chapel Cem.