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1920 Map of Statesboro

Name: 1920 Topographic Map of Statesboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Statesboro serves as the focal point of this coastal plain landscape, where three distinct rail lines—the Midland RR, the Savannah and Statesboro RR, and the Central of Georgia RR—converge to drive the regional economy. The map reveals an intricate network of rural settlements like Register and Adabelle, supported by a high density of community institutions including the Smith Allen Deal School, New Hope Church, and Langston Chapel.

The terrain is defined by the winding Canoochee River and Lotts Creek, which feed numerous named water bodies such as Riggs Pond and Kennedy Pond. These wetlands and creeks shaped local travel, as seen in the placement of Kennedy Bridge and Scott Creek Bridge. The presence of many specialized schools, from the Maza High School to the Croatan School, suggests a well-distributed population before mid-century school consolidations changed the rural Georgia social fabric.