Cooktown lies at the convergence of several local thoroughfares in this modern era survey of the Georgia interior, marking the border between Wilkinson and Laurens counties. The landscape is defined by its numerous family and community burial grounds, including the Wesley, Walnut Creek, and Thomas Dupree cemeteries, which offer valuable data points for genealogical research in this rural corridor. A network of minor waterways, such as Maiden Creek and Cedar Creek, winds through the undulating terrain, punctuated by named water bodies like Stuckey Boone Lake and Halls Lake. The road system, characterized by long-established routes like Old Macon Road and Quinn Williams Road, reflects a pattern of rural settlement and land use that connects these dispersed community centers and historic family landmarks across the county line.
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1916 · Irwinton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1920 · Irwinton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Gordon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Jeffersonville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Macon
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Macon
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Macon
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1973 · Massey Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Irwinton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1973 · Toomsboro
USGS Topo · 1:24,000