2020 Map of Sylvania South

About this map

Sylvania's southern outskirts give way to a landscape defined by the low-lying drainages of the Savannah River watershed, where the South Fork Ogeechee Creek and its many tributaries carve a intricate pattern through Screven County. The settlement of Goloid sits centrally along the main north-south highway, surrounded by a network of local roads such as Old Ogeechee Rd and Rocky Ford Rd. This area is particularly rich for genealogical research, documenting numerous family and community burial grounds including Sylvania Cem, Mount Pleasant Cem, and Zeigler Cem Three. The terrain is punctuated by small bodies of water like Bennett Lake, Nelson Pond, and Miller Pond, which illustrate the natural drainage patterns of this coastal plain region. To the east, the small settlement of Altman marks the edge of a rural landscape that remains predominantly agricultural and forested, with names like Hen Coop Br and Simmons Br recording the local hydrology.