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1955 Map of Whigham

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Whigham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Whigham and the surrounding borderlands of Decatur and Grady counties reveal a mid-century agricultural and industrial landscape defined by the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line railroads. The map documents an era of small-scale extraction, evidenced by Strip Mine and Strip Mines operations situated near the tracks. The settlement pattern is dense with rural institutions, from family-named landmarks like Parker Courthouse and Peoples Still to numerous congregational centers including Union Spring Ch, Grant Chapel, and Piney Grove Ch.

Water plays a critical role in the topography, with significant bodies like Cane Water Pond, Black Lake, and Open Pond dotting the northern plains of Camp Flats. As the terrain moves south into the drainage basins of Attapulgus Creek and Tired Creek, a network of schools such as Bell-Dixon Sch and Mt Moriah Sch served the dispersed farming communities. This record preserves the location of many vanished rural stops and turpentine-era sites like Princes Still before modern development altered the rural character of South Georgia.