Purysburgh sits on the eastern bank of the Savannah River at the South Carolina and Georgia state line, a location deeply tied to the river's transport history. The landscape is defined by its extensive wetland network, where drainage basins like Fourmile Swamp, Sixmile Swamp, and Brickyard Swamp wind between sandy elevations such as Sassafras Hill and Calabash Knoll. The town of Hardeeville serves as a central hub, where modern road development like General William Hardee Blvd and Speedway Blvd intersects with older routes. Genealogists will find several burial sites noted, including White Hardee Cem, Pelote Cem, and Sancie Cem. This 2020 record reflects the coexistence of low-country wetlands and the expanding suburban corridors of Jasper and Beaufort counties, reaching toward the Bluffton area in the southeast.
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1920 · Hardeeville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1920 · Okatie
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1920 · Bluffton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Savannah
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Okatie
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Hardeeville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Bluffton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Savannah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1948 · Savannah
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Hardeeville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500