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2011 Map of Tarversville

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Tarversville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Tarversville stands as a central point in this Twiggs County landscape, where rural road networks like Old Richland Church Rd and Bruce King Rd connect small settlements and family holdings. The geography is defined by a dense network of watercourses, most notably Richland Creek and Shellstone Creek, which feed into local impoundments such as Hendricks Lake and Faulk Lake. These water sources historically influenced the placement of farms and homesteads throughout the region.

Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous small burial grounds recorded here, including English Cemetery, Sanders Cemetery, and Beckham Cemetery. These sites, along with the communities of Mount Calvary and Mount Olive, provide a clear picture of the area's social and family-based geography. The presence of the District Path and various dams, such as the Hendricks Lake Dam, further illustrates the long-standing management of the land and its resources.