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2020 Map of Swainsboro

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Swainsboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Swainsboro serves as the regional hub of Emanuel County, where the Emanuel County Courthouse anchors a street grid that reflects decades of commercial and civic development. The landscape is defined by a series of small, significant water bodies such as Youmans Lake and Lake India, alongside the southward flow of Yam Grandy Cr and Canoochee Cr. These drainages historically influenced the placement of early settlements and road networks.

Educational and transportation infrastructure is prominent, with both the Southeastern Technical College Swainsboro Campus and East Georgia State College marking the town's growth as an academic center. Further south, the map details smaller communities like Gary and Nunez, where local history is preserved at the Mount Shady Cem and near the banks of Jacks Cr. The transition from the structured town center to the outlying timber and agricultural lands is visible in the network of rural roads like Sconyers Mill Rd and Lambs Bridge Rd.