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1942 Map of Honey Hill

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Honey Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The Santee River forms the northern boundary of this coastal South Carolina landscape, separating Wadmacon Island from the dense wetlands of the Francis Marion National Forest. The map documents a sparsely settled region defined by its hydrography, where life once centered on river access at points like Pleasant Hill Landing. Inland, small rural settlements and family-named locales such as Charley Bridges, Newland, and Thompson Corner are scattered along the forest roads.

The presence of the Honey Hill Lookout Tower and the Wesley Sch highlights the community infrastructure of the mid-20th century. Much of the southern portion is dominated by the Wambaw Swamp and its complex network of tributaries, including Wambaw Creek and Coffee Creek Swamp. This survey, based on 1942 data with 1973 revisions, preserves the location of these early schools and forest service landmarks before modern development altered the local geography.