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1960 Map of Dillon West

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Dillon West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Dillon and its western rural hinterlands appear in this 1960 topography, updated with late-1970s land use changes. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Little Pee Dee River and the expansive Betsy Jackson Bay, interspersed with the distinct agricultural and residential patterns of the South Carolina Coastal Plain. The area is anchored by several rural nodes like Little Rock and McCormick Crossroads, which serve as focal points for local commerce and community life.

Transport and industry are marked by the Seaboard Coast Line railroad and local infrastructure such as Storage Bins and a Drive-in Theater. Numerous country churches and family burial grounds, including Dothan Ch and the Mt Holly Cem, are distributed across the countryside, reflecting a genealogy-rich environment. Educational history is represented by sites like Maple Sch, showing the distribution of social centers before mid-century school consolidations were fully realized.