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1950 Map of La France

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of La France
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Seneca River winds through this 1950s South Carolina landscape, carving a boundary between Oconee and Anderson counties. The rural character of the region is defined by a dense network of country churches and community schools, such as Holly Springs Ch and New Light Sch, which served as the social anchors for scattered farmsteads. Industrial and infrastructure footprints are evident at La France near Millwee Creek and further south at Portman Dam.

Transportation routes include the Blue Ridge RR corridor passing through Sandy Springs, while historic river crossings like Earles Bridge and the earlier Maxwell Bridge facilitate movement across the river. The presence of numerous family-linked landmarks, including the Asbury Clark Memorial Ch and Smith Chapel Cem, offers significant detail for genealogists tracing ancestral homesteads in the uplands between Eighteenmile Creek and Three and Twenty Creek.