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1972 Map of Sirmans

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Sirmans
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Sirmans and the surrounding pine-lowlands of the Georgia coastal plain are depicted here during a period of ongoing land-use shifts in the early 1970s and 1980s. The landscape is a network of slow-moving water and dense woodland, characterized by features like Devils Bay and the wide reach of Arabia Swamp in the northeast. This map captures the local community infrastructure through its rural congregations, including Bethany Ch and Prospect Ch, alongside the Arabia Cem.

The economy of the era is evident in the presence of Eightmile Still and a Sandpit, while a Lookout Tower near Camp Four highlights the importance of forest management in this timber-heavy region. Drainage patterns are meticulously recorded along Suwannoochee Creek and Camp Creek, which define the low-lying terrain. The purple revision layers provide a specific look at mid-1980s developments over the original 1972 survey, documenting changes in road structures and woodland density.