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1971 Map of Social Circle

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

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The town of Social Circle serves as the central hub of this Georgia landscape, situated at the junction of Georgia 11 and the Georgia railroad line. The map captures a transition from the structured residential blocks of the town to the surrounding agricultural and timbered lands. West of the town center, Circle View Cem and the nearby Filtration Plant mark the edge of the community, while the Alcovy River and its tributary Naked Creek define the western drainage towards Alcovy Mtn.

Regional religious and social life is evident through a network of country churches, including Annie Mary Ch and Fellowship Ch in the north, and Knox Chapel near the eastern boundary. The presence of the Walton State Fish Hatchery and the western edge of Hard Labor Creek State Park illustrates the state's conservation and recreation efforts during the early 1970s. The landscape is deeply carved by water, with Rocky Creek and Hard Labor Creek flowing southeast toward Browning Shoals.