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1938 Map of Greer

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Greer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Industrial textile hubs and rural farming communities define this Upstate landscape along the Greenville Co Spartanburg Co line during the late 1930s. The town of Greer serves as a major junction for the Southern and Piedmont and Northern railroads, which facilitated the movement of goods and people between Greenville and Spartanburg. To the east, the textile industry is evidenced by the massive Power Plant and the settlements surrounding Jackson Mill, Lyman, and Tucapau, where mill villages and local rail stops like Fairmont Sta supported a growing manufacturing workforce.

Agricultural life remains deeply rooted in the countryside, organized around a dense network of country schools and churches such as Nazareth Ch and Old Pilgrim Sch. The three forks of the Tyger River—the North Tiger River, Middle Tiger River, and South Tiger River—serpentine through the terrain, crossed by landmarks like Gastons Bridge and Dantzler Bridge. These river corridors and family-named schools like Ansell Sch and Ballenger Sch provide vital markers for genealogists tracing local families in the years following the Great Depression.