2017 Map of Barr Lake

About this map

Lexington serves as the focal point of this South Carolina landscape, where the expanding road network meets a terrain defined by numerous millponds and drainage creeks. The map illustrates a transition between suburban development and the semi-rural outskirts of Red Bank, marked by small settlements like Elsie and Ethon Crossroads. Water features are exceptionally dense here, from the larger Barr Lake and Twelvemile Cr to historically significant sites such as Saxe-Gotha Millpond and Taylor Millpond. Local history is anchored by landmarks like Pisgah Cem and numerous family-named water bodies including Oswald Pond, Kyser Pond, and Younginer Pond. The map captures the complex local hydrology of Red Bank Cr and Congaree Cr, showing how the early industry of millponds has left a lasting imprint on the contemporary Lexington County geography.