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1971 Map of Blythewood

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Blythewood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Blythewood serves as the focal point of this Richland County landscape, situated where the interstate highway system began to intersect with long-established rural routes. The area is defined by a dense network of tributaries including Twentyfive Mile Creek, Simmons Creek, and Rice Creek, which shaped the early settlement patterns and land use. Local community life is evidenced by numerous houses of worship and education, such as Hanberry Jr High Sch, St Marks Ch, and Bethel Ch.

The 1971 data, updated with 1987 revisions, reveals the suburban shift toward the state capital with the emergence of residential areas like Sunny Acres and Hidden Acres. Amidst this growth, older landmarks remain, including Langfords Crossroads and several family-named burial sites like Browns Cem. The map also details specialized land use, from the Columbia Country Club to industrial Sandpit operations near Killian, illustrating the transition from a purely agrarian economy to one supporting a growing metropolitan corridor.