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2017 Map of Kildare

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Kildare and Newington sit along the northwestern edge of this Screven County landscape, where the coastal plain meets the low-lying wetlands of the Savannah River valley. The river serves as the primary eastern boundary, featuring distinctive navigational points like Hudson Ferry Reach and the high ground of Tiger Leap Bluff. The interior terrain is defined by a network of drainage systems including Runs Branch and Devils Branch, feeding into larger bodies of water such as Meldrin Millpond and Wilsons Pond.

Genealogists can identify several local burial sites, including Eneck Cemetery, Coursey Cemetery, and Dugger Cemetery, which are scattered among a complex network of rural roads like Woodpecker Trail and Old Dixie Highway. The map illustrates a transition from the structured street grid of Newington to the more dispersed settlement patterns found around Oaky, reflecting the traditional agricultural and timber-based layout of this Georgia-South Carolina border region.