1980 Map of Sawyerville

About this map

The town of Akron anchors the northwestern corner of this landscape, situated along the Southern line and a long-distance pipeline. This 1980 edition reveals a rural Hale County topography shaped by the winding courses of Big Brush Creek and Colwell Creek. The map is particularly rich in genealogical data, documenting numerous country churches and family-named cemeteries that define the local community structure. Notable spiritual landmarks like Wesley Ch and St Stephens Ch are joined by many burial grounds such as Rhone Cem and Robertson Cem. Near Sawyerville in the south, an Old Railroad Grade marks the path of earlier transportation routes, while various Gravel Pits north of Langham Cem highlight the local extractive activity of the era.