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1963 Map of Waldrup

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Waldrup
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Waldrup and the surrounding timbered hills of Jasper County are documented here in the early 1960s, a period marked by local industrial activity and a dense network of rural congregation points. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Tallahala Creek and its tributaries, including Ealiah Creek and Horse Br, which carve through the terrain. Evidence of the local economy is seen in the central Claypit and a Gas Well near the southern boundary, while the edge of Heidelberg appears in the southeast.

A striking concentration of country churches serves as a blueprint for mid-century community life. Genealogists and historians can trace the locations of Counterline Ch, Oakbowery Ch, and both the Ebenezer Ch and its predecessor, Old Ebenezer Ch. These sites, often accompanied by small Cemeteries, are connected by a web of unimproved roads and sections of highway under Construction, illustrating the rural transition occurring just before the mid-sixties.