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2024 Map of Lake City East

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Lake City East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Lake City serves as the primary urban center in this region of the coastal plain, where the residential grid meets the sprawling wetlands of the Pee Dee basin. The landscape is heavily defined by its complex hydrology, with the broad reaches of Singleton Swamp, McNamee Swamp, and McKnight Swamp weaving through the agricultural and timber lands. These low-lying areas historically dictated the patterns of settlement and transport, forcing roads like Cade Rd and Five Bridge Rd to navigate around the waterlogged terrain.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial grounds, often associated with small community congregations. From the Mount Carmel Church Graveyard in the southwest to the Leo Church Graveyard in the southeast, these sites represent the backbone of local heritage. Small family and community plots such as Gaskin Cem and Brown Cem are scattered across the quadrangle, particularly near intersections like Lee Crossroads, providing a detailed record of the families who established this rural corner of Williamsburg County.