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2020 Map of Social Circle

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Social Circle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Social Circle serves as the primary hub of this landscape, where the CSX rail line intersects the town center and historical neighborhood grids. The geography is defined by the headwaters of the Alcovy River and its numerous tributaries, including Means Cr and Strouds Cr, which drain the undulating terrain of Walton, Morgan, and Newton counties. Rising significantly above the surrounding plains, Alcovy Mtn stands as a prominent landmark in the northwest corner, while the Browning Shoals mark a point of interest on the eastern boundary near Hard Labor Cr.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several family and community burial grounds, such as Moore Cem, the Conner Cem near the eastern edge, and the Hollis and Sigman Cem to the south. Smaller named settlements like Whitney and Herndonville dot the rural corridors between larger towns, connected by a dense network of roads like Arnold Dairy Farm Rd and Social Cir Byp, reflecting the area's continued residential and agricultural development.