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2020 Map of Westlake

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Westlake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Ocmulgee River defines the western edge of this landscape, carving a wide floodplain against Stephens Bluff where the James Dykes Memorial Park is situated. This region of central Georgia is characterized by a dense network of minor waterways, including the winding Shellstone Creek and its southern branch, which feed into the primary river valley. The map reveals a transition from these low-lying wetlands and bottomlands to a series of rural clusters and named family locations like Paulk and Coley.

Tracing the road network from the river towards Cochran in the southeast, the topography rises into well-defined ridges. Small settlements such as Royal and Westlake are connected by a web of local routes including Royal Rd and Magnolia Rd. The inclusion of the Walker Cem and landmarks like Trunell Pond and Paulk Lakes provides specific coordinates for genealogists and local historians documenting the family legacies of the Bleckley and Twiggs County borderlands.