2017 Map of Blakely

About this map

Betaw Plantation Cem and Sutton Cem serve as critical landmarks for family researchers in this rural section of the Lowcountry, where the Santee River defines the landscape. The river’s winding course forms the boundary between Williamsburg and Berkeley counties, surrounded by the expansive wetlands of the Francis Marion National Forest. The geography here is dominated by low-lying hydrologic features such as Spring Valley Swamp, Ricefield Bay, and Dog Creek Flats, which suggest a long history of water-dependent land use and timbering. The small settlement of Blakely sits in the northeast corner, connected by a network of rural roads like Santee Rd and Santee River Rd that navigate around Wittee Lake and various tributary branches.