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1972 Map of Thomson West

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Thomson West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Thomson serves as a regional hub in eastern Georgia during the early 1970s, anchoring a landscape where small rural settlements and religious centers dot the terrain. The town's grid, featuring streets like Downing St and Lumpkin St, is a concentrated center for local government and education, housing the Courthouse, City Hall, and Armory Sch. To the west, the settlement of Mesena sits along the CSX rail line, while Plainview marks a crossroads to the southwest.

The rural character of the land is defined by numerous country churches and cemeteries, including Stony Grove Ch near the Central of Georgia railroad and Stone Chapel near the Warren Co McDuffie Co line. Waterways such as Brier Creek and its many tributaries, like Grier Branch and Gin Branch, wind through the wooded areas, indicating a well-watered agricultural landscape that remained largely undeveloped outside the primary town centers.