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1974 Map of Wrightsville

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Wrightsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Wrightsville serves as the focal point of this Johnson County landscape, characterized by the convergence of the Central of Georgia railroad and several primary roads. The town's grid is dense with landmarks, including the West View Cem, a local Athletic Field, and the County High Sch. This era captures the community just before the widespread modernization of rural infrastructure, showing a high concentration of small country churches and family burial grounds that define the social fabric of the Georgia coastal plain.

The terrain is deeply etched by the Ohoopee River and its many tributaries, such as Big Cedar Creek and Cypress Creek. These waterways dictate the placement of smaller outlying settlements like Spann and Piney Mount. Scattered across the timbered ridges and bottomlands are numerous historic congregations, including Rock Spring Ch, Union Hill Ch, and Maple Spring Ch, providing essential locations for genealogists tracing local family roots.