1950s Maps of Richland County, South Carolina

1. 1953 Map of Messers Pond, 1957 Print

   

   1953 Messers Pond

   1957 Print · USGS

   The Richland and Kershaw county line is captured here in the mid-fifties, primarily within the bounds of the Fort Jackson Military Reservation. Researchers can trace old family sites and rural landmarks like Spears Creek Church and Cemetery and the Richland County Convalescent Home.

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4. 1953 Map of Saylors Lake, 1957 Print

   

   1953 Saylors Lake

   1957 Print · USGS

   The Congaree River bottomlands and Calhoun County hills are captured here in the early fifties, showing a rural landscape of family cemeteries and country churches. Genealogists can trace sites like Kaigler Cemetery, Heyward School, and Sandy Run Church.

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7. 1953 Map of Poinsett State Park, 1957 Print

   

   1953 Poinsett State Park

   1957 Print · USGS

   Sumter County was a landscape of deep river swamps and timbered ridges in the early fifties. Genealogists and historians can locate rural landmarks like Orange Hill School, the Melrose Historical Home, and the Bloom Hill Cemetery.

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10. 1953 Map of Fort Jackson South, 1957 Print

    

    1953 Fort Jackson South

    1957 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Richland County emerges as a landscape of suburban growth and military activity just outside the state capital. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural communities like Lykesland and Hopkins alongside institutional landmarks like Rock Hill School and Zion Chapel No 2.

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13. 1953 Map of Blythewood, 1957 Print

    

    1953 Blythewood

    1957 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Richland County is captured here at a time when rural schoolhouses and local rail lines still shaped the community north of Columbia. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Browns Cemetery or follow the SOUTHERN railroad through Blythewood and Killian.

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16. 1953 Map of Eastover, 1957 Print

    

    1953 Eastover

    1957 Print · USGS

    Richland County at the start of the 1950s reveals a landscape of rural schoolhouses and established country churches near the Wateree basin. Genealogists can trace family roots through landmarks like Goodwill Church, Shiloh School, and the Richland County Chain Gang Camp No. 1.

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19. 1953 Map of Fort Jackson North, 1957 Print

    

    1953 Fort Jackson North

    1957 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Richland County is caught in transition as the outskirts of Columbia expand toward the Fort Jackson Military Reservation. Researchers can trace the development of early suburbs like Forest Acres alongside older landmarks like the South Carolina Sanatorium and the Alta Vista Drive-In Theater.

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22. 1953 Map of Wedgefield, 1957 Print

    

    1953 Wedgefield

    1957 Print · USGS

    Sumter County settlement at mid-century reveals the sharp contrast between the dense Wateree River bottomlands and the historic High Hills of Santee. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of Stateburg, find General Sumters Tomb, and locate rural landmarks like Wayman Chapel and Hiawatha School.

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25. 1953 Map of Congaree, 1957 Print

    

    1953 Congaree

    1957 Print · USGS

    Richland County at the start of the 1950s reveals a landscape defined by significant military installations and a network of tight-knit rural communities. Researchers can locate numerous local landmarks such as Lower Richland High School, Congaree Air Force Base, and the Zion Benevolent Church.

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28. 1953 Map of Gadsden, 1957 Print

    

    1953 Gadsden

    1957 Print · USGS

    The rural lowcountry of Richland and Calhoun Counties comes into focus in the early fifties, following the Congaree River. Genealogists can trace old family sites near Gadsden, Weston, and local landmarks like Zion Pilgrim Church and the Clayton School.

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31. 1953 Map of Blaney, 1957 Print

    

    1953 Blaney

    1957 Print · USGS

    Richland and Kershaw Counties come together in the early fifties near the rail town of Blaney. Researchers can trace old family footprints at Shady Grove Cem, find the historic Bethel Camp Ground, or locate rural landmarks like Bookman's Mill.

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34. 1953 Map of Wateree, 1957 Print

    

    1953 Wateree

    1957 Print · USGS

    Richland and Calhoun counties meet here in the early fifties at the confluence of the Congaree and Wateree rivers. Trace the old rail junctions at Kingville and find local history at Joyner Cemetery, Stoney Hill School, and Mount Olive Church.

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37. 1953 Map of Rembert, 1957 Print

    

    1953 Rembert

    1957 Print · USGS

    Sumter and Kershaw counties in the early fifties show a landscape of river-bottom plantations, institutional farms, and rural crossroads. Researchers can trace the Southern rail line through Boykin and Hagood or locate family landmarks like Ellerbees Mill and Wateree Plantation.

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40. 1953 Map of Leesburg, 1957 Print

    

    1953 Leesburg

    1957 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Richland County is defined here by the meeting of rural life and military expansion. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites like McCaskill and Dunns Mount alongside Concord School and Pine Grove Church.

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43. 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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46. 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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49. 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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52. 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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