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1969 Map of Enoree

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Enoree
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Enoree River and Tyger River carve through the Piedmont landscape of the South Carolina upstate, defining the boundary between Spartanburg and Laurens counties. In the late 1960s, the community of Enoree served as a focal point for the region, where the Seaboard Coast Line railroad tracks parallel the river's path. The settlement at Lanford and smaller hamlets like Hobbyville and Sherbert are connected by a network of rural roads, including a primary north-south highway corridor marked by modern Rest Areas.

Rural life is anchored by numerous country churches, such as Tabernacle Ch, New Hope Ch, and Beaverdam Ch, many of which include adjacent cemeteries that serve as vital records for local family history. The topography is marked by several significant drainages including Jimmies Creek, Twomile Creek, and Cedar Shoals Creek, while a Lookout Tower stands as a prominent landmark on the high ground north of the river.