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2017 Map of Five Points

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Five Points
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Five Points serves as a central hub for the surrounding Laurens County countryside, where a complex network of local routes like G R Register Rd and Fordham Rd converge. The landscape is defined by its distinct karst-like hydrology, featuring numerous depressions and specialized water bodies such as Cochran Lime Sink, Lime Sink Cr, and Gay Pond. This topography influenced the placement of family settlements and burial grounds throughout the area.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local history preserved in the numerous small cemeteries scattered across the terrain, including Keen Cem, Hobbs Cem, and Register Cem. To the southeast, the community of Cedar Grove sits near the banks of Whitewater Cr, while the larger Ochwalkee Cr drains the eastern portion of the quadrangle. The map reveals a rural economy organized around these watercourses and a high density of named country roads that link isolated farmsteads and historic family tracts.