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2017 Map of Johnsonville

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Johnsonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The confluence of the Great Pee Dee River and the Lynches River defines this Lowcountry borderland where Florence, Williamsburg, and Marion counties meet. The landscape is dominated by the sprawling wetlands of Lake Swamp, Moodys Swamp, and Owens Swamp, creating a complex system of watercourses and bay features like Cow Head Bay. This geography shaped the early settlement patterns of Johnsonville and Hemingway, which grew as railway and road hubs near these vital waterways.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites across the region, from the Old Johnsonville Cem and Garden of Devotion Cem in the central corridor to smaller family or community plots like Grier Cem, Owens Cem, and Mill Branch Cem. The map traces the historical connectivity between rural crossroads such as Poston, Venters, and Ard Crossroads, showing how the CSX rail line and established routes like Vox HWY and S Midway HWY linked these disparate agricultural communities through the river-riven terrain.