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2016 Map of Ghio

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Ghio
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Ghio Scholl Station sits at the heart of this landscape straddling the Richmond and Scotland county lines, just north of the border between North Carolina and South Carolina. The area is defined by a complex network of wetlands and ponds, including Krinshaw Pond, Honeysucker Pond, and the expansive Pates Lake Number Two. These water bodies feed into meandering runs like Lightwood Knot Cr and Crooked Cr, which historically influenced the placement of early settlements and road networks.

Family history is well-preserved through numerous rural burial grounds such as Mount Moriah Cem, Tabernacle Cem, and Barrington Cem. Small communities like Steen Town and New Town appear alongside significant thoroughfares like Old Wire Rd E, a name reflecting the region's early telecommunications and transport heritage. The map provides a look at the transition from the southern outskirts of Hamlet into the forested sandhills and agricultural basins of the borderlands.