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1969 Map of Blair

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Blair
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Broad River serves as the central artery for this late 1960s survey of the Newberry and Fairfield county borders, a landscape defined by the confluence of several major waterways. Large portions of the terrain are situated within the Sumter National Forest, where the Tyger River and Enoree River wind toward their junction with the Broad. Settlement patterns reflect a rural economy linked to the Southern railroad line, with small communities like Blair, Strother, and Shelton positioned along the tracks.

Local history is preserved in the numerous country churches scattered throughout the woods, including Trinity Ch, Seekwell Ch, and Weeping Mary Ch. Near the village of Blair, Quarries indicate the local extractive industry, while river landmarks like Henderson Island and crossings at Gordons Bridge and Keitts Bridge provide essential points of orientation for genealogists and researchers tracing 20th-century family movements in the South Carolina Piedmont.