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1965 Map of Smiths Station

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Smiths Station
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Chattahoochee River carves a deep boundary between Alabama and Georgia on this mid-1960s survey, updated in the early 1980s. The landscape is defined by the hydroelectric infrastructure of Goat Rock Dam and Oliver Dam, which created the wide expanse of Lake Oliver. Along the Alabama side, the community of Smiths Station sits as a key junction for the Central of Georgia railroad, surrounded by a network of rural institutions like the Mt Olive Missionary Ch Cem and Philadelphia Ch.

In the southeast, the residential growth of Columbus and Phenix City begins to encroach on the wooded creek valleys of Holland Creek and Mill Creek. This period shows a transition from scattered rural settlements to suburban expansion, evidenced by the development of Monterey Heights and Green Island Hills. Genealogists will find several well-documented burial grounds, including Union Grove Cem and the Bethel Mission Cem near Turkey Creek.