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1993 Map of Fingerville East

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Fingerville East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

Fingerville and Cooley Springs anchor the southern reaches of this landscape, where the Pacolet River and Buck Creek drain the rolling terrain of Spartanburg County. The map captures a rural network of community life defined by numerous local houses of worship, including Cedar Grove Ch, Alverson Grove Ch, and Gaffney Chapel. This 1993 revision, featuring updates in purple from aerial imagery, illustrates the enduring settlement patterns along the border of North Carolina and South Carolina.

Waterways like the Broad River and its tributaries, such as Hensons Creek and McKinney Creek, dictated the placement of early infrastructure. Notable crossings like Pores Ford Bridge, Big Island Bridge, and McKinney Bridge represent vital links in the regional transportation web. This survey is particularly useful for genealogists tracing families associated with the scattered rural churches and unnamed cemeteries that dot the countryside between Sandy Springs and Brooklyn.