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2020 Map of Laurens South

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Laurens South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Laurens sits at the northern edge of this 2020 landscape, where the street grid of the city transitions into the rolling terrain of Laurens County. The southern rural reaches are defined by a network of creeks and family-named landmarks that hint at long-standing land ownership. Small communities and junctions such as Maddens and Cold Point serve as focal points for local navigation along the secondary roads.

Genealogists will find several burial grounds mapped with precision, including Jersey Cem near the city and Mount Pleasant Cem further south. The hydrography of the region is punctuated by multiple private and named water bodies like Virginia Coleman Pond and the Dennon Jones Upper Pond. These features, along with the drainage of Rabun Cr and Beaverdam Cr, illustrate the local topography as it exists in the contemporary era, preserving the names of local residents through its ponds and roads.