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2024 Map of Five Forks

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Five Forks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The rolling landscape of the South Carolina Piedmont is defined here by the converging waters of Eighteenmile Creek and Fifteenmile Creek as they flow south toward the Three and Twenty Creek basin. The terrain is marked by a legacy of family-centered settlement, evidenced by the numerous small burial grounds and rural congregations that anchor the local geography. These include the Fielding Martin Family Cem and the Sharon Cem, alongside larger religious sites like Corinth Number Two Baptist Church and Willis Chapel Methodist Church, each with its associated graveyard.

Water management and recreation are central to the modern character of this area, with features like Gillespie Lake and the Three and Twenty Creek Watershed Five Lake serving as local landmarks. The boundary between Pickens and Anderson counties cuts across the northern section, dividing a network of rural routes such as Five Forks Rd and Bishops Branch Rd that navigate the ridges between creek branches like Double Branch and Big Garvin Creek.