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1953 Map of Waycross

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Waycross
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Waycross serves as a major rail hub in South Georgia during the mid-1950s, anchoring a landscape defined by the drainage basins of the Satilla River, Alapaha River, and the mighty Altamaha River. This survey captures the region as the rail networks of the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line, and Southern railroads supported a network of agricultural centers like Tifton, Douglas, and Moultrie.

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.