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2024 Map of Leeds

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

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Broad River serves as the central artery and the defining county boundary between Chester and Union counties in this 2024 topographical record. The landscape is characterized by the vast expanse of the Sumter National Forest, where a network of forest roads and trails, such as the Woods Ferry Horse Trail, weave through the terrain. Evidence of the region's river-dependent history is preserved in the names of several historic river crossings, including Worthys Ferry, Woods Ferry, and Lyles Ferry.

Genealogists will find a high density of family burial grounds and rural religious centers scattered throughout the area. In the northeast, the settlement of Wilksburg is home to the Zion Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church and its associated graveyard. Moving south toward the community of Leeds, researchers can identify numerous historic sites like Thomas Cem, Sims Cem, and the Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, which anchor the small crossroads and forest clearings of this Piedmont landscape.