1968 Map of Blackstock

About this map

The Southern railroad corridor dictates the settlement pattern across this South Carolina piedmont landscape, where the small communities of Blackstock, Woodward, Cornwell, and McKeown are spaced as rhythmic stops along the line. Straddling the boundary between Chester Co and Fairfield Co, the area is defined by a series of south-flowing drainage systems, including Big Wateree Creek and the Little River, which carve through the terrain. The social fabric of the late 1960s is clearly visible through a dense network of country churches, such as Antioch Ch, Armenia Ch, and New Hope Ch, many of which feature adjacent cemeteries. While the major villages cling to the rail and highway, the western and southern reaches of the map show more dispersed rural holdings and a primitive road network, including a Jeep Trail near the Little River.