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2020 Map of Clio

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Clio
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The town of Clio serves as the central hub of this Marlboro County landscape, where a dense network of local roads such as Society St and Main St converge. The surrounding countryside is defined by a series of bays and ponds, including McLaurin Bay, Juniper Bay, and Bennett Pond, which suggest the unique Carolina Bay geological formations common to this region. These depressions, along with watercourses like Hagins Prong and Reedy Cr, have historically influenced the placement of farms and cemeteries.

Local history is preserved in several family and community burial grounds, such as Quick Cem, Hebron Cem, and Ebenezer Cem. The transition from traditional agriculture to modern aviation is marked by the Clio Crop Care Airport south of the town center. To the north, the settlement of Red Bluff sits near Red Bluff Lake, illustrating the long-standing importance of small water bodies to the rural economy of this part of South Carolina.