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1973 Map of Warner Robins SE

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Warner Robins SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Robins Air Force Base dominates the central landscape of this 1973 survey, acting as a massive industrial and military hub that shapes the growth of Warner Robins to its west. The map records a period of significant suburban development, characterized by numerous schools such as Watson Sch and Stephens Sch, alongside the established infrastructure of the Southern Railway. To the south, the settlement of Bonaire and the locality of Lashley appear at a crossroads of rural tradition and encroaching modernization.

Eastward, the terrain transitions into the dense marshlands and winding oxbows of the Ocmulgee River, which forms the boundary with Twiggs County. This area remains largely undeveloped compared to the western half of the sheet, defined by tributaries like Thompson Mill Creek and Savage Creek. Several old burial grounds, including Smith Cem and Laurel Grove Cem, are preserved within this landscape, providing valuable points of interest for genealogical research in Houston County.