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1947 Map of Sylvania

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Sylvania
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Sand Mountain dominates this portion of the Cumberland Plateau, where rural agricultural life centered around a network of crossroads and small settlements in the late 1940s. The community of Sylvania and nearby Henagar serve as primary hubs, connected by a web of routes linking several family-named landmarks and local institutions. Significant for local historians and genealogists, the map identifies several places of worship and rest, including the Dean Chapel Cem, Mahan Cem, and Unity Ch.

Water plays a critical role in the landscape, with Sauty Creek and South Sauty Creek cutting through the terrain. The presence of Wilkes Store and clusters like Elliott Crossroads and Bowman Crossroads illustrates a settlement pattern typical of the era, where commerce and social life were deeply rooted in specific local junctions. The De Kalb County Public Lake and various springs like Browder Spring further highlight the natural resources that sustained these DeKalb County communities.