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2014 Map of Clarks Hill

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Clarks Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir defines the western border of this landscape where the South Carolina-Georgia state line meets at the Savannah River. This area, largely encompassed by the Sumter National Forest, centers on the small settlements of Modoc, Clarks Hill, and Meriwether. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural community, indicated by numerous family and church burial grounds such as Jones Cem, Bethelehem Cem, and Ashbury Cem.

Transport patterns are shaped by both the rugged fingers of the reservoir and historical terrestrial routes. The crossing at Madoc Bridge and the path of Middleton Ferry Rd hint at earlier transit corridors across the river's tributaries. Smaller watercourses like Stevens Creek, Cuffey Br, and Deep Step Cr carve through the forest, while The Point marks a prominent peninsula extending into the reservoir waters near the junction of Lincoln and Columbia counties.