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1971 Map of Snipesville

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Snipesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The Ocmulgee River meanders sharply across this landscape, serving as a defining boundary between Telfair, Jeff Davis, and Coffee counties. This 1971 survey, photorevised in 1988, highlights a river-based economy transitioning toward rural residential and agricultural land use. Several historical river access points, including Burket Ferry Landing, Haddock Landing, and Rocky Hammock Landing, are preserved in the topography, though their primary function as commercial crossings had largely faded by this period.

Away from the riverbanks, the small settlement of Snipesville anchors the southeastern corner, while the interior is dotted with significant genealogical sites such as Hall Cem, Union Springs Ch, and St Andrews Cem. These landmarks, along with smaller outposts like Kirkland, provide a clear picture of the community centers that defined this section of South Georgia before late-20th-century modernization altered the rural character.