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2017 Map of Florence East

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The eastern edges of Florence meet a landscape of sprawling wetlands and rural communities in this study of the Pee Dee region. The area is defined by the heavy presence of Polk Swamp and its various tributaries, including the Polk Swamp Canal, which drain the lowlands toward the south. Key institutional landmarks such as the Florence Regional Airport and the campus of Francis Marion Univ occupy the central corridor near Mars Bluff.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of family and community burial grounds, such as Hinds Cem, Burch Cem, and the McPherson Cem, which are scattered throughout the agricultural landscape near Price Crossroads and Burch Crossroads. The network of creeks, including Jeffries Cr and Middle Swamp, dictates the local road patterns, connecting outlying settlements like Claussen and Quinby back to the city center. This record documents the transition from the city's aviation and academic hubs into the traditional swamp-fed plains of Florence Co.