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2020 Map of Thomasville

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Thomasville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Thomasville serves as the focal point of this South Georgia landscape, defined by its historic grid and the Thomas County Courthouse. The city's educational and cultural reach is anchored by institutions like Thomas University and the Southwest Georgia Technical College. The map reveals a dense network of local cemeteries that offer a genealogical record of the region, ranging from the Magnolia Cem and Hebrew Cem in the city to the Newark Community Cem near the smaller settlement of Newark.

Beyond the urban center, the terrain is shaped by extensive water systems and drainage patterns typical of Thomas County. Large bodies of water like Millpond Plantation Lake, Andrews Lake, and Cherokee Lake punctuate the landscape, while the Ochlockonee River and various sloughs, including Hammonds Slough and McKeever Slough, trace the low-lying areas. These features, along with names like Sunset Memorial Gardens and Laurel Hill Cem, provide a detailed view of the community's civic and natural environment.