1950s Maps of Greenwood County, South Carolina

1. 1950 Map of Bradley

   

   1950 Bradley

   1950 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Greenwood County was a land of small rail-stops and forest-fringed farms connected by the Charleston and Western Carolina railroad. Genealogists and historians can trace local family landmarks like the Old Rock House, Old Pine Grove Cem, and Cedar Grove Sch.

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4. 1950 Map of Kirksey

   

   1950 Kirksey

   1950 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Greenwood County reveals a rural landscape defined by the Sumter National Forest and a web of schoolhouse-centered communities. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Dominicks and Gaines, or trace the old paths near Kinard Chapel and the Epworth Camp.

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7. 1950 Map of Verdery

   

   1950 Verdery

   1950 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Abbeville and Greenwood counties were defined by a dense network of country churches and forest management within the Sumter National Forest. Genealogists can trace family landmarks like Chisholm Cem, Cedar Springs Ch, and Clatworthy Crossroads.

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10. 1950 Map of Abbeville East

    

    1950 Abbeville East

    1950 Print · USGS

    Abbeville and the eastern Piedmont rural landscape are documented here at the midpoint of the century. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites like Millers Mill, locate several rural schools such as Long Cane Sch, and find cemeteries including Aiken Cem and Big Adams Cem.

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13. 1953 Map of Athens, 1966 Print

    

    1953 Athens

    1966 Print · USGS

    Georgia's Piedmont and Savannah River borderlands come alive in this mid-century survey of the region surrounding Athens and Augusta. Trace the rail-and-river economy through the Georgia RR and landmarks like the Fort Gordon Military Reservation.

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16. 1953 Map of Spartanburg, 1966 Print

    

    1953 Spartanburg

    1966 Print · USGS

    Mid-century South Carolina comes into focus through this survey of the Piedmont and the Sand Hills at a time of significant reservoir expansion. Researchers can trace the legacy of industrial transit and resource extraction from the Haile Gold Mine to the rail hubs of the Seaboard Air Line.

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19. 1954 Map of Augusta

    

    1954 Augusta

    1954 Print · USGS

    The Savannah River valley and South Carolina Midlands are captured here during a period of post-war growth. Researchers can trace the rail-and-river economy through the Southern RR corridor and locate historic settlements like Aiken, Orangeburg, and Sumter.

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22. 1954 Map of Greenville, 1965 Print

    

    1954 Greenville

    1965 Print · USGS

    The Upstate and Northeast Georgia are captured here during a decade of massive transformation as new reservoirs reshaped the Piedmont. Genealogists and hikers can trace the Appalachian Trail over Brasstown Bald or locate old community centers like Demorest, Westminster, and Royston.

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25. 1957 Map of Augusta, 1966 Print

    

    1957 Augusta

    1966 Print · USGS

    The Savannah River and Santee basins are captured here during a period of massive military and industrial expansion in the late fifties. Genealogists can trace family footprints across Four Hole Swamp or near the Savannah River Plant.

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28. 1958 Map of Greenville

    

    1958 Greenville

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Piedmont and Blue Ridge foothills come alive in this mid-century survey of the Upstate and Northeast Georgia. Trace the regional rail-and-river economy through the Southern Railway corridors and early reservoir developments like Lake Sidney Lanier.

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31. 1958 Map of Augusta

    

    1958 Augusta

    1958 Print · USGS

    The borderlands between Georgia and South Carolina come alive in the 1950s, showing the early footprint of the Savannah River Plant. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-dependent towns and rural landmarks from Orangeburg to the Fort Jackson Military Reservation.

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34. 1958 Map of Athens

    

    1958 Athens

    1958 Print · USGS

    North-central Georgia and the Savannah River valley are captured in the late fifties, showing the region as the new reservoirs were filling. Researchers can trace historic rail lines like the Georgia RR and locate rural landmarks such as Social Circle, Graves Mountain, and the Fort Gordon Military Reservation.

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37. 1959 Map of Athens

    

    1959 Athens

    1959 Print · USGS

    Northeast Georgia and the South Carolina borderlands appear here in the mid-fifties, during a decade of infrastructure growth. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-and-river geography of towns like Social Circle, the sprawl of Fort Gordon Military Reservation, and the newly formed Clark Hill Reservoir.

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