1971 Map of Talmo

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The Satilla River carves a winding path through this Ware County landscape, joined by tributaries like Seventeen Mile Creek and Hog Creek. The settlement of Talmo serves as a central point along the diagonal route of Highway 82, surrounded by several smaller communities and crossroads including Fairfax, Hasty, and Sappville. This 1971 field-checked survey reveals a rural society anchored by localized religious and family landmarks. Numerous country churches, such as Oak Grove Ch and Newbern Ch, are distributed throughout the area, often situated near family-named cemeteries like Chauncey Cem and Walden Cem. The presence of multiple Sandpit locations along the river and creek beds indicates the local extraction industry of the era, while a Radio Tower stands as a more modern technological feature amidst the traditional agricultural and woodland terrain of southern Georgia.