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1972 Map of Wrightsboro

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Wrightsboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Wrightsboro occupies a central position in this corner of McDuffie County, surrounded by a landscape where agriculture and emerging infrastructure meet. The topography is defined by the branching fingers of Clark Hill Lake in the northeast, which draws water from the Little River and Hart Creek. This 1970s landscape shows the transition from rural church-centered communities to a more modern footprint, evidenced by the presence of the Thomson Airport and the Belle Meade Country Club in the southeast.

Several country churches including Brinkley Chapel, Green Branch Ch, and New Zion Hill Ch remain as landmarks for family historians. The map also records the industrial presence of the era, from a southern Quarry near Cedar Rock to the specialized Industrial Waste Pond and Tailings Pond, indicating the local extraction and processing activities that shaped the local economy alongside a prominent cross-country Pipeline.