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1973 Map of Waterloo

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Waterloo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Alapaha River corridor dominates this 1970s landscape, winding through a complex network of wetlands and oxbow lakes on the boundary of Irwin and Tift counties. This riverine environment is dotted with numerous small water bodies, many bearing local descriptive names like Horse Ford Lake, Mudcat Lake, and the recurring Graveyard Lake. Settlement is sparse, focused around the community of Waterloo and the smaller gathering point at Harding, which sits near an Old Railroad Grade that speaks to former transportation routes through the coastal plain.

Social life in this rural Georgia setting centers on country churches, including Eureka Ch, Macedonia Ch, St Pauls Ch, and Liberty Ch. The terrain is shaped by a series of creeks such as Little Sand Creek and Hat Creek, while industry is represented by a single Sandpit located near a bend in the river. This survey, photorevised in 1987, captures the region's transition as modern woodland boundaries were updated over the original 1973 topographical data.