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1964 Map of Anderson South

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Anderson South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Anderson serves as the industrial and social anchor in this mid-century portrait of South Carolina's upstate region. The urban core is dense with educational and religious institutions, including Boys High Sch, Southside Sch, and St Marys Ch. Extending south from the city, the Seaboard Coast Line railroad dictates the development of communities like Homeland Park and Gluck, where residential blocks neighbor industrial sites like Orr Mill Park.

The surrounding countryside is defined by the drainage basins of Big Generostee Creek and Richland Creek, which weave through a landscape of family-named landmarks and rural congregations such as Mt Olive Ch and Jefferson Chapel. The presence of the Anderson County Airport and various pipelines signifies the technological modernization occurring alongside traditional agrarian life in areas like Deans and Starr. Evidence of local industry appears in the southern reaches, notably a Strip Mine near Nesbit Creek.