1973 Map of Yorkville

About this map

Braswell Mountain and Brushy Mountain anchor a landscape defined by the drainage divide between the Polk Co and Paulding Co line. In the early 1970s, this area of Georgia remained a rural patchwork of small settlements and religious centers, many situated along the ridges and creek valleys. The railroad infrastructure of the Seaboard Coast Line and the Southern railroad creates a visible skeleton for the region's movement, passing near settlements like Hanlin and McPherson. Local industry and land use are evidenced by the presence of the Ship Mine in the northwest and Goldmine Lake to the south. Small community life is mapped through numerous country churches, including Friendship Ch and Mt Olivet Ch, providing essential reference points for genealogists tracing family locations across the Pumpkinvine Creek watershed.