1980s Maps of Aiken County, South Carolina

1. 1980 Map of Clark Hill Lake, 1981 Print

   

   1980 Clark Hill Lake

   1981 Print · USGS

   The Georgia and South Carolina borderlands in the early eighties were defined by the expansive Clark Hill Lake and the winding Savannah River. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the Georgia Railroad, find the De La Howe State School, and locate rural centers like Tignall and Appling.

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4. 1982 Map of Barnwell, 1984 Print

   

   1982 Barnwell

   1984 Print · USGS

   Coastal plain settlements and a massive nuclear infrastructure meet in South Carolina during the early eighties. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-town development along the Southern line and explore the footprint of the Savannah River Plant Department of Energy.

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7. 1983 Map of Aiken, 1984 Print

   

   1983 Aiken

   1984 Print · USGS

   The Savannah River valley and South Carolina sandhills are shown in detail during the early eighties, as industry and education expanded. Researchers can trace the rail corridors of the Southern and Seaboard Coast Line through communities like Graniteville and Leesville.

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10. 1986 Map of Seivern

    

    1986 Seivern

    1986 Print · USGS

    The borderlands of Aiken and Lexington Counties come alive in the mid-eighties, centered on the North Fork Edisto River and the settlement of Seivern. Researchers can locate old family burial grounds, the grounds of Camp Rawl, and local industrial sites like the Clay Pits.

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13. 1986 Map of Pond Branch

    

    1986 Pond Branch

    1986 Print · USGS

    In the mid-1980s, the rural borderlands of Lexington and Aiken counties remained a landscape of historic water-powered mills and meandering creeks. Researchers can trace the heritage of local industry at Jeffcoats Millpond, Pooles Millpond, and Kings Pond along the North Fork Edisto River.

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16. 1986 Map of Wagener

    

    1986 Wagener

    1986 Print · USGS

    The South Carolina Midlands come into focus during the mid-1980s, centered on the rural crossroads and river bends of Aiken County. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of Wagener and Perry or locate family landmarks like Collums Millpond and Poole Pond.

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19. 1986 Map of Steedman

    

    1986 Steedman

    1986 Print · USGS

    Lexington County and Aiken County are captured in the mid-eighties as a landscape of rural crossroads and family-run millponds. Researchers can trace local lineage at Samaria and Steedman or locate landmarks like Brodie Millpond and Camp Clark.

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22. 1988 Map of Harleys Millpond

    

    1988 Harleys Millpond

    1988 Print · USGS

    Orangeburg and Aiken counties in the late eighties are defined here by a network of rural creek drainages and small-town outposts. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through several CEM locations and old water features like Harleys Millpond or Prester Millpond.

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25. 1988 Map of Kitchings Mill

    

    1988 Kitchings Mill

    1988 Print · USGS

    Aiken County’s riverine landscape is captured here in the late eighties, dominated by the winding course of the South Fork Edisto River. Researchers can trace old family footprints at Kitchings Mill or locate rural landmarks like Baughmans Pond and Aiken State Park.

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28. 1988 Map of Athens

    

    1988 Athens

    1988 Print · USGS

    The Georgia Piedmont and South Carolina borderlands appear in the late eighties as a landscape of vast reservoirs and growing towns. Researchers can trace the legacy of the Georgia RR connecting Athens and Augusta, or locate landmarks within Oconee National Forest.

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31. 1988 Map of Salley

    

    1988 Salley

    1988 Print · USGS

    The borderlands of Aiken and Orangeburg counties come into focus in the late 1980s, centered on the grid of Salley. Genealogists and historians can trace rural family plots at numerous cemeteries or locate landmarks like Johnsons Pond and Springfield.

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