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1964 Map of Heardmont

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Heardmont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Seaboard Air Line railroad corridors define the settlement patterns of Elbert County, Georgia, and Abbeville County, South Carolina, in the mid-1960s. Small communities like Heardmont, Pearl, and Beverly are clustered along these rail lines west of the Savannah River. The map reveals a dense network of local spiritual and educational landmarks, including Banks Sch, Bethel Grove Ch, and the uniquely named Gods Acre Cems.

South of Trotters Shoals, the river landscape transitions toward the U.S. Reservation land surrounding Clark Hill Lake. Waterways such as Beaverdam Creek and Coody Creek drain the undulating terrain, which is marked by numerous family and community burial sites like Tucker Cem and Dye Cem. The inclusion of specific field and fence lines, derived from 1962 aerial photography, provides a granular look at the rural land divisions of the era.