Where the place sits
Similar names need all three clues; use Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (code 49008, estimate 157,556) with rank 171 and state-place pair 13-49008. The locator assigns Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (rank 171) coordinates 32 degrees 48 minutes 32 seconds north and 83 degrees 41 minutes 39 seconds west; place code 49008 makes the location reproducible. Population estimate 157,556 positions Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (latitude 32.80899) among included places; rank 171 is comparison, not physical footprint. Identifier 13-49008 preserves local identity as the view widens; read Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (FIPS 13-49008) against Georgia's Blue Ridge foothills, Piedmont slopes, Fall Line country, and the Coastal Plain.
Natural water references
The coordinate remains the real locator; On a Georgia map, Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (code 49008, estimate 157,556) can be oriented through Piedmont streams, major river basins, Atlantic estuaries, and coastal drainage. Rank 171 marks the entry while water supplies orientation; Around Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (rank 171), the wider evidence reads brasstown Bald is in the Blue Ridge. Neither becomes a complete local survey; the point for Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (latitude 32.80899), 13-49008, may be compared with the drainage layer. Near Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (FIPS 13-49008), water may separate natural edges from built labels; code 49008 cannot by itself define jurisdiction.
Landform and scale
Blue Ridge foothills, Piedmont slopes, and the Coastal Plain provides the relief vocabulary for reading Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (code 49008, estimate 157,556); Identifier 13-49008 keeps the geographic entry specific. Reference 13-49008 fixes Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (rank 171) on the page; terrain explains why distance need not follow a straight line. State 13 supplies the broader geographic frame; the evidence paired with Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (latitude 32.80899) notes the fall line connects Augusta, Milledgeville, Macon, and Columbus on their respective rivers. Place code 49008 preserves identity; use paired water and terrain setting to keep Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (FIPS 13-49008) in Georgia.
A connected settlement
For Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (code 49008), the municipal name is one layer of a statewide picture that includes water, open ground, and adjoining jurisdictions. For Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (rank 171), estimate 157,556 is a catalog measure; Environmental systems supply the nearby geography. Human geography near Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (latitude 32.80899) is connected to water and terrain; identifier 13-49008 preserves municipal identity. Identifier 13-49008 prevents setting from replacing city identity; Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (FIPS 13-49008) is part of its Georgia setting. Together, these layers place Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (estimate 157,556) in a wider settlement field while 49008 preserves its named identity.
A practical map sequence
For guide entry 171, begin with Georgia and narrow toward Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (code 49008, estimate 157,556); code 13-49008 holds the sequence tied to one entry. Use 13-49008 as the key for Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (rank 171), then use its coordinate to keep position consistent across guide scales. Identifier 13-49008 prevents drift; Keep Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (latitude 32.80899), drainage, and terrain in one sequence as the guide changes scale. The Georgia entry also notes that the Lower Coastal Plain includes the Sea Islands and Okefenokee Swamp; this fact adds depth without inventing local detail for Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (FIPS 13-49008).