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1972 Map of Taylorsville

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Taylorsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Taylorsville and Stilesboro serve as the primary anchors of this North Georgia landscape, where the flatlands of the Euharlee Creek valley meet the rising slopes of Pine Mtn. The 1970s rail network is prominently displayed, showing the Seaboard and Southern lines intersecting with the Coast Line, reflecting a mid-century infrastructure built around industrial and agricultural transport.

South of the settlements, the terrain becomes increasingly complex as it rises toward Braswell Mountain. This area is marked by a network of drainage branches like Winkler Branch and Mackey Branch that feed into the larger Mineral Spring creek system. Regional landmarks such as the Taylorsville Sch, several community churches including Mt Sinai Ch, and the industrial Claypit south of town provide specific points of interest for those tracing the development of Bartow, Polk, and Paulding counties.