1953 Map of Waycross

To the northwest, Lake Blackshear and Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park contrast with the eastern reaches of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The map reveals a transition from the rolling upper coastal plain near Cordele to the lower, swamp-dotted terrain near Homerville, where features like Hog Creek Bay and Mullis Bay appear. Smaller settlements such as Ocilla, Pearson, and Willacoochee are clearly situated along the critical transport corridors that fueled the region's mid-century growth.