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1994 Map of The Pocket

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of The Pocket
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness dominates this landscape, showing a complex network of wetlands and islands in the 1990s. The map centers on The Pocket, a distinctive interior peninsula bordered by the winding Suwannee River and Bay Creek. This area illustrates the balance between natural preservation and human history, where remote landforms like Bill Young Island, Macks Island, and Mixons Hammock rise above the surrounding Okefenokee Swamp.

Evidence of historical access is visible through an Old Railroad Grade and specialized infrastructure such as Dragline Road and Ferry Road. For genealogists, the inclusion of Mixons Cem and Mixons Ferry Cem near the river provides essential markers of the families who inhabited these hummocks and islands. The presence of the Top Canal Road and various canals suggests a legacy of attempted water management within this protected swamp environment.