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2020 Map of Warthen NW

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Warthen NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The community of Zebulon serves as a primary reference point in this corner of rural Georgia, situated where the Hancock Co Washington Co line meets. The landscape is defined by the dendritic drainage patterns of Buffalo Creek and its many tributaries, including Little Buffalo Creek and Rocky Creek, which carve through the terrain. This rural network is anchored by numerous denominational centers and family burial grounds that speak to generations of local residency.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of specific family markers, such as the N F Garland Gravesite and the Lunsford Wall - Sisson Family Cem. These sites, along with established congregational grounds like the Browns Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Cem and Nazareth Baptist Church Cem, indicate a deeply rooted social fabric. The road system, including Brown Chapel Rd and Balerma Church Rd, largely follows the ridgelines above the creek bottoms, connecting these dispersed historic landmarks.