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2011 Map of Cowpens

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Cowpens
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Thicketty Mountain and the watercourses of the Pacolet River basin define this northern South Carolina landscape as it appeared in the early 21st century. The map centers on Cowpens, illustrating a community interwoven with residential pockets like Bellview Acres and Clearview Heights. Historical industry and rural legacy are visible through sites like Mayo Mills on Island Creek, while a significant number of family and community burial grounds, including the Scruggs Cemetery and New Pleasant Cemetery, provide vital geographic markers for genealogists.

Water management is prominent throughout the terrain, evidenced by numerous infrastructure projects such as the Thicketty Creek WCD Dam Number 26 and the Sunny Slopes Pond Number One Dam D-3368. These features, alongside named locations like Love Springs and Macedonia, show how the natural drainage of Cherokee Creek and Little Thicketty Creek has been adapted for local use and conservation over decades of regional development.