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2024 Map of Screven

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Screven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Screven and Offerman anchor this southeastern Georgia landscape, positioned along the busy corridor of CSX Transportation. The topography is defined by the slow drainage of the coastal plain, where the Little Satilla River and Big Satilla Creek meander through a dense network of wetlands including Zero Bay and Mud Swamp. This environment dictated a settlement pattern focused on the higher ground flanking the rails, where community life centered around institutions like New Home Ch and the Screven Elem school.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, such as Foster Cem, Clay Hill Cem, and Moody Cem. These small cemeteries and the surrounding road network, featuring names like Clyde Wasdin Rd and J B Eason Rd, reflect the deep-rooted family histories of the area. The map illustrates the transition from the organized street grids of the towns to the sprawling timber and agricultural tracts that extend toward Patterson in the southwest.