1971 Map of Longtown

About this map

Longtown and Warren Crossroads anchor this rural landscape in the early 1970s, where the rolling uplands of Fairfield and Kershaw Counties meet the irregular northern shoreline of Wateree Lake. The map reveals a deeply established community pattern defined by numerous rural congregations and family burial grounds, including Antioch Ch, White Oak Ch, and the Mt Olive Cem. The drainage network is particularly dense here, with Sawneys Creek, Thorntree Creek, and Bell Branch carving the terrain into a complex system of ridges and draws. This document captures the area before modern residential expansion around the lakefront, showing Colonel Creek Landing and Camp Longridge as primary points of activity along the water's edge, while the interior remains a mosaic of timberland and small clearings.