2020 Map of Harleyville

About this map

Harleyville serves as the central hub of this Dorchester County landscape, situated at the intersection of local routes and the railroad corridor. The area's geography is defined by an extensive network of blackwater drainage systems, including the wide Indian Field Swamp and numerous branches like Walnut Branch and Coldwater Br. These waterways historically dictated the patterns of settlement and agriculture, leaving a map marked by small, dispersed communities such as Pregnall, Dorchester, and the industrial-tinged Giant. Genealogists will find a cluster of significant burial sites including Mount Zion Cem and the Harleyville Cem, which anchor the local history of these rural townships. The map details a transition from the structured street plan of Harleyville to the winding country roads like Byrd Cemetery Rd and Sandridge Rd, illustrating the persistence of late-20th-century rural South Carolina land use.