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2024 Map of Dalzell

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Dalzell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Dalzell and its neighboring communities in Sumter County are defined by a network of agricultural lands and wetlands that converge near the Lee County line. The landscape transitions from the higher grounds of Hillcrest and Gaillard Crossroads down into the low-lying reaches of Rocky Bluff Swamp and Green Swamp. These drainage patterns have historically dictated the placement of settlements and transport routes, such as the road to Woodrow and the corridor of Black River Rd.

Local history is preserved in the location of several family and community burial grounds, including the New Hope Church Graveyard, Elizabeth Cem, and Mount Carmel Cem. The map reveals a cluster of smaller named locales like Borden and Catchall that represent the traditional rural settlement patterns of the South Carolina Midlands, where community identity often centers on these specific crossroads and water bodies like Lake View Pond or Ardis Pond.