1921 Map of Bowman

About this map

Four Hole Swamp dominates this South Carolina landscape, its sprawling wetlands fed by tributaries like Cow Castle Creek and Goodbys Swamp. The town of Bowman serves as a central hub where the Atlantic Coast Line railroad intersects with significant local thoroughfares, including the historic Five Chop Road. The region is defined by a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure, characterized by an exceptionally high number of neighborhood schools such as Livingston Mill School, Felderville School, and Indian Camp School. These small educational outposts, alongside numerous country churches like Jericho Church and Andrews Chapel, reflect the dispersed agricultural settlement pattern of the coastal plain before mid-century modernization. The presence of Campmeeting Grounds and family landmarks like the Bochette Cemetery provides specific points of interest for genealogists tracing families in the area between Felderville and Whetsell.