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1972 Map of Washington West

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

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The western outskirts of Washington define the upper reaches of this 1970s landscape, where the town's industrial and municipal development, including a Filtration Plant, Claypit, and Water Tank, meets the rural Piedmont of Georgia. The terrain is deeply carved by water, with the significant winding path of Kettle Creek and Beaverdam Creek flowing south toward the Little River. This hydrography dictated the placement of early settlements and road networks, visible in the clustering of crossroads like Tyrone and the string of community landmarks along the county line.

Genealogists will find particular value in the distribution of family-named sites and rural institutions, such as Mt Pleasant Ch, Bethel Ch, and the Simpson Cem. The transition from Wilkes to Taliaferro County is clearly marked near Ficklin, where the CSX rail line traverses the landscape. These features, many updated during the 1980s photorevision, document the persistence of rural Georgia church-and-cemetery centers alongside the modernization of the rail-and-timber corridors.