The "GTA 6 Mapping Project," a community dedicated to studying the map of GTA VI, has been frame-by-frame comparing official trailers and screenshots in an attempt to find real-world prototypes for the game's architecture. Player analysis suggests that the brick buildings in scenes featuring bikers are not only inspired by Florida but may also draw from a rural settlement in Georgia with a permanent population of fewer than one hundred people.
Researchers found that the facade dimensions, cornice shapes, and window placements of the in-game buildings are quite similar to their real-world counterparts, although the development team made adjustments to the scenes. This settlement, known for its cotton festival, has been located by players within the game's Lamok County.
The community believes that Lamok County may blend architectural and environmental features from northern Florida, neighboring areas of Georgia, and the Lumpkin County region. Clues supporting this include the "Jacob" store sign, the West 88 road marker, a supermarket with a green awning, and the correspondence between the angles of roads and railways in the game and the actual terrain.
These clues have led researchers to speculate that when Rockstar Games constructed the fictional state of Leonida, its scope of reference may have extended to other rural areas in the southern United States. However, these location and design sources are all based on player community research and speculation, not officially released map descriptions.