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2017 Map of Tarver

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The low-lying wetlands of Echols County define this landscape, where the settlement of Tarver sits at a crossroads near the center of the survey. This 2017 study illustrates a distinctive network of "bays" — swampy depressions common to the coastal plain — such as Beaverdam Bay, Simmons Bay, and Fiftythree Bay. These features, along with the meandering courses of Alligator Creek and Toms Creek, dominate the geography.

Named terrain features rise slightly above the surrounding marshes, including Buzzard Island and Whiskey Island. Small community centers like Alexis in the north and Potter in the south are connected by a web of rural routes, including Gaddis Rd and Haylow Rd. The presence of areas like Little Rice Field suggests the long-standing agricultural and land-use patterns of this portion of southern Georgia near the Florida border.