2011 Map of Wax

About this map

The Etowah River meanders across this northern Georgia landscape, defining the topography near Etowah and Reynolds Bend. This area of Floyd County remains characterized by its network of family cemeteries and rural communities, such as Wax and Chulio. The mapping shows a landscape of rolling hills punctuated by Yellow Jacket Mountain and Mullinax Mountain, where small-scale water management is evident in features like Padgetts Lake Dam and Wax Lake Dam. For genealogists, the presence of numerous burial grounds including the Adams-Snowden Family Cemetery and the Alford-Watson Cemetery provides valuable primary source data for local family lineages. The road network, featuring names like Shoals Ferry Rd and Ayers Ferry Rd SE, hints at historical river crossings such as Davis Ford and Eves Ford that once linked these communities before modern infrastructure predominated.