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2017 Map of Tabernacle

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Tabernacle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Buffalo Creek and its many tributaries, such as Panther Run and Lamars Cr, define the drainage patterns of this rural Georgia landscape. The map centers on the small communities of Tabernacle and Brook Springs, where W Church St serves as a primary east-west corridor connecting these settlements to Hebron. For family historians, the sheet is dense with small burial grounds like Tabernacle Cem, Brook Cem, and Moye Cem, often located near crossroads or along older routes like Kaolin Rd.

Kaolin mining operations are indicated by specialized roads such as Kaolin Mines Rd, reflecting the area's geological importance to that industry. The southern portion of the quadrangle shows the lower-lying areas around Ennis and Sheppards Bridge, where the terrain transitions into the Sandy Hills. Numerous small water bodies, including Doolittle Pond and Cochran Pond, are scattered throughout the watershed, illustrating the complex hydrology of the region.