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1969 Map of Cross Anchor

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Cross Anchor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Tyger River meanders through a landscape of deeply dissected ridges and creek bottoms in this late 1960s survey of the South Carolina Piedmont. Centered on the crossroads of Cross Anchor, the map documents a rural community defined by its network of family-named watercourses and country churches. The southern portion of the quadrangle is largely occupied by the Sumter National Forest, where the terrain drops toward Frenchman Creek and Elishas Creek.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of small burial grounds and houses of worship, such as Grace Chapel Cem, Spring Hill Cem, and Macedonia Ch. The boundary between Spartanburg Co and Union Co cuts through the northeast, passing near Cross Keys and Putman. The map preserves the fine-grained details of the era's land use, including the distinct patterns of wooded slopes and the cleared fields that followed the winding paths of Sugar Creek and Cowdens Creek.