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2019 Map of Diggs

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Diggs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The state line between North Carolina and South Carolina bisects this landscape, dividing the communities of Richmond Co and Marlboro Co. This rural corridor is defined by small settlements and family-named landmarks like Diggs and Osborne. Historically significant burial grounds and places of worship, including Saint Stephens Cem and the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cem, serve as focal points for the surrounding farmsteads and wooded tracts.

Drainage systems such as Whites Creek and Speeds Creek network through the terrain, leading toward larger catchments like Wallace Pond and Battley Pond. To the south, Fulton sits near the crossing of several county roads, while notable elevations like Ballast Ridge rise above the wetlands of Phils Creek. The dense network of local roads, such as Ellerbe Grove Church Rd and Old Cheraw Hwy, suggests a long-established pattern of rural residency and agricultural commerce reaching across the state border.