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1920 Map of Stapleton

Name: 1920 Topographic Map of Stapleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1920
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1920

About this map

Stapleton and the surrounding Georgia countryside appear here during a period of steady agricultural and rail-based activity. The Southern railroad serves as a primary transit artery, connecting Wrens and Matthews to the wider region. The landscape is defined by its social infrastructure, with dozens of small institutions like Logyard School and Ebenezer Church distributed across the drainage basins of Brushy Creek and Duhart Creek.

Southward, the terrain transitions toward Louisville near the banks of the Ogeechee River. The presence of numerous named water bodies, including Oliphant Pond and Greener Millpond, suggests a localized economy reliant on water power and milling. This survey records a highly interconnected rural network where historic thoroughfares like the Quaker Road and Augusta and Savannah Road link long-standing family settlements and stores, such as Rhodes Store.