2020 Map of Tarver

About this map

Tarver, Alexis, and Potter define the sparse settlement pattern of this low-lying region in Echols County. The landscape is dominated by a complex network of wetlands and seasonal drainages, identified on the map as bays, including Beaverdam Bay, Tarver Bay, and the expansive Fiftythree Bay. These features, along with Little Rice Field and White Arm, suggest a history of specific land use adapted to the high water table and marshy soils of the Georgia coastal plain. Notable landmarks such as Buzzard Island and Whiskey Island rise slightly above the surrounding wetlands. The area is threaded by a network of local roads including Gaddis Rd, Haylow Rd, and New Barnes Rd, connecting these small communities across the humid, water-marked terrain of the southern frontier.