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2011 Map of Bowman

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Bowman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Bowman serves as the central hub of this Orangeburg County landscape, where the Bowman Post Office and a network of residential streets like Tupelo St and Gum St define the small-town core. The surrounding countryside is marked by significant hydrological features, including the meandering path of Cow Castle Creek to the northeast and the broad drainage of Polk Swamp to the south.

Genealogists will find particular value in the documentation of local burial grounds such as Mount Tabor Cemetery and Rigby Cemetery, situated amidst a landscape of rural settlements like Sandy Run and Lambrick. The terrain is defined by its many waterways, with Cattle Creek and Snell Branch cutting through the low-lying coastal plain, reflecting the traditional agrarian and drainage patterns of the South Carolina interior during the early 21st century.