1969 Map of Chester

About this map

The rail hub of Chester serves as the focal point of this 1969 survey, where four distinct rail lines—the Southern, Seaboard Coast Line, Lancaster and Chester, and Carolina and Northwestern—converge to define the town’s industrial character. The map documents the community’s mid-century civic infrastructure, including the County Hospital, City Hall, and the Center for Retarded Children. Beyond the urban center, the landscape transitions into the wooded recreation areas of Chester State Park and the Campground near Cedar Rock Ch. Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous rural congregations and burial grounds, such as Old Purity Cem, Evergreen Cemetery, and Sandy River Ch, which anchor the surrounding countryside alongside smaller settlements like Evans and Orrs.