1982 Map of Clear Pond

About this map

The Little Salkehatchie River and its larger counterpart, the Salkehatchie River, define the watery geography of this Bamberg County landscape in the early 1980s. The terrain is characterized by numerous swampy basins known locally as bays, including Sutton Bay and Ben Rice Bay, which interrupt the low-lying woodlands. A network of rural churches and family-named cemeteries serves as the primary evidence of long-standing community settlement patterns, with landmarks like Union Ch near the village of Springtown and Williams Chapel further south. Educational and spiritual life are anchored by sites such as the Andrew Jackson Academy and Macedonia Ch. Small water bodies like Clear Pond and Ocean Pond dot the drainage basins, while various branches like Colston Branch and Indian Camp Branch feed into the river system, illustrating the intricate hydrology of the South Carolina Coastal Plain.