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1968 Map of Kellytown

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Kellytown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

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The Lynches River winds along the western border of this 1968 landscape, defining the rural boundary between Darlington and Lee counties. This coastal plain region is marked by a network of bay features and swamps, including Big Cypress Bay and Boggy Gully Bay, which characterize the drainage patterns of the era. The settlement of Ashland and the community at Stokes Bridge serve as local hubs, connected by a web of unimproved roads and light-duty routes that linked various family-named landmarks and rural institutions.

Genealogists will find a significant concentration of country churches and cemeteries, such as Mt Beulah Ch, Hebron Ch, and the Grantham Cem. Industrial activity is visible through numerous Claypit locations and the agricultural reliance on water resources like Segars Millpond and Smith Pond. The southeastern corner shows the presence of the Seaboard Coast Line railroad near Una, while schools like West Hartsville Sch and Ebenezer Sch provide insights into the mid-century social geography of the South Carolina lowcountry.