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1971 Map of Thompson

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Thompson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Old Indian Treaty Boundary slices diagonally across this rural Bullock County landscape, marking a historical line of demarcation that still influenced land patterns into the early 1970s. The settlement of Thompson serves as a central point, situated along the Central of Georgia rail line and flanked by the winding course of Williams Creek. The area is characterized by a high density of rural spiritual and communal sites, including the Second Baptist Ch, Penile Ch, and Mt Hilliard Ch.

Further south, the community of Cornerstone is anchored by the Haines Chapel and its associated Cornerstone Cem. The drainage basins of Bughall Creek and Slaughter Creek define the local topography, while private aviation is noted at Franklin Field. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of several family-named landmarks and smaller burial grounds like Jackson Cem and Paulk Cem, often located near these early church sites.