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2011 Map of Emory

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Richland and Emory serve as central nodes in this rural Saluda County landscape, where family heritage is deeply etched into the geography through numerous burial grounds. Genealogists can find the Johnsons Cemetery, Richland Springs Cemetery, and Saint Williams Cemetery interspersed among small crossroads settlements like Jones Crossroads and Mobleys Crossroads. The area's hydrology is defined by a network of creeks and small impoundments, including Richland Creek and Clouds Creek, punctuated by private water bodies such as Herlongs Pond and Berrys Pond.

Transport patterns rely on a grid of state highways and country roads, including State Hwy S-41-274 and State Hwy S-41-59. The map records several dam structures such as Herlongs Pond Dam D-1597, indicating the local management of water resources for agricultural or residential use. From the southern settlement of Speigner to the northern reaches near Beaverdam Creek, the map provides a precise account of the early 21st-century rural South Carolina interior.