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2020 Map of Aiken

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Aiken
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Aiken serves as the focal point of this South Carolina landscape, where the dense residential grid meets the surrounding sandhills and creek drainages. The area is marked by a high concentration of burial grounds that offer significant genealogical value, including the Saint Thaddeus Episcopal Church Graveyard and Aiken's First Baptist Church Graveyard in the town center, along with the Aiken Memorial Cem to the north.

Water plays a critical role in the topography, with Shaw Creek and its many tributaries like Bradley Mill Br carving through the terrain. Evidence of historical water-powered industry remains visible through sites like Wrights Millpond and Johnsons Mill Pond. From the central Aiken County Judicial Center to peripheral settlements like Montmorenci and Crosland Park, the map illustrates the modern extent of a region defined by its diverse neighborhoods and a network of named roads like Hitchcock Pkwy and Augusta Aiken Rd.