2020 Map of Thomson East

About this map

The McDuffie County Courthouse marks the western edge of this survey, which details the transition from the city of Thomson into the smaller communities of Boneville and Dearing. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of waterways, including the winding Sweetwater Cr and several namesake ponds like Boatwright Pond and Boneville Pond. A concentration of family-named cemeteries such as Watson Family Cem, Ivory Family Cem, and Paul Cem provides significant data for genealogists tracing the rural heritage of eastern Georgia. In the southeastern portion of the quadrangle, a unique series of numbered water bodies—Dearing Number 10 Lake, Dearing Number 11 Lake, and Dearing Number 13 Lake—suggests a history of managed water resources or agricultural development between Headstall Cr and the McDuffie and Columbia county line.