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1943 Map of Statesboro

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Statesboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Central of Georgia railroad corridor anchors this mid-century view of Bulloch County, connecting the growing hub of Statesboro to smaller agricultural settlements like Register and Pulaski. This 1943 survey, revised from late-1930s aerial photography, reveals a landscape densely populated with local institutions that were central to rural life before major school consolidations. Numerous family-named landmarks and rural education sites are documented, including the Smith Allen Deal Sch, Alderman High Sch, and Rimes Sch.

Social and spiritual centers are prominent throughout the countryside, from Langston Chapel and Middle Ground Ch to the Mt Pisgah Ch near the western boundary. The terrain is defined by a network of drainage and mill ponds, such as McElveen Pond and Kennedy Pond, which feed into Lotts Creek. For genealogists, the map preserves the exact locations of many vanished neighborhood schools like Sapling Grove Sch and Franklin Sch.