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1964 Map of Lincolnton

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Lincolnton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Lincolnton town site serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s survey, situated west of the expansive Clark Hill Reservoir. This era of development is defined by the transformation of the Savannah River valley into a massive reservoir system, where the rising waters of Soap Creek and Dry Fork Creek have created a complex, fingered shoreline. The infrastructure reflects a community in transition, balancing the new recreational economy of Soap Creek Lodge and Augusta Camp with established rural foundations like the Training Sch and High Sch.

Tracing the hills above the reservoir reveals a landscape of longstanding local identifiers, notably the numerous country churches and cemeteries that anchor the region's genealogy. Places like Smith Chapel Cem, Price Grove Ch, and Bethany Ch Cem remain as markers of the area's social history. The map also delineates the U S Reservation Boundary, which separates private lands and local settlements from federal acreage within the Sumter National Forest and Elijah Clark State Park.