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1943 Map of Henry

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Henry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Black Mingo Creek and its complex network of tributaries, including Campbell Swamp and Sneeze Swamp, dominate this mid-century landscape on the border of Williamsburg and Georgetown Counties. Originally surveyed in 1943, this record documents a rural South Carolina economy deeply tied to the Seaboard Coast Line railroad. This rail corridor connects small transit points and crossroads such as Henry, Snow Junction, and Hemingway.

The map is a vital resource for tracing family history, documenting numerous country churches like Sand Hill Ch and Manbess Ch, along with the Harmon Cem and the Bethel Sch. These institutions, scattered between family-named landmarks like Poplar Hill and Gordonville, illustrate the dispersed settlement patterns of the South Carolina lowcountry before the era of modern highway expansion. A prominent Lookout Tower near Walden Branch stands as a testament to the region's historical forestry management.