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1944 Map of Manning

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Manning
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Manning serves as the central hub of this 1944 survey, where the Atlantic Coast Line railroad intersects with a network of rural roads including the Kingstree Road and Summerton Road. The landscape is defined by the significant wetlands of the Pocotaligo Swamp and the Santee River corridor to the south, which historically dictated the placement of settlements and agricultural land.

Genealogists will find a high density of community landmarks, particularly country schools and churches that anchored rural life in mid-century Clarendon County. Locations like Wilson Mill Sch, Green Savanna Sch, and Elizabeth Sch are mapped alongside numerous houses of worship such as Brewington Ch and Rehoboth Ch. Smaller settlements like Alcolu, Foreston, and Wilson are clearly delineated, showing the distribution of residents before modern highway expansion altered the traditional local geography.