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1942 Map of Mc Clellanville

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Mc Clellanville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

McClellanville sits at the edge of the sprawling coastal marshes where the Francis Marion National Forest meets the tide. This 1942 survey, updated with 1973 aerial data, captures the complex hydraulic landscape of the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and the winding Intracoastal Waterway. The settlement patterns here are defined by the water, with the town core linked to the mainland via Route 17 while historic structures like St Peters Ch, Rhems Ch, and the Lincoln Sch anchor the local community.

Beyond the mainland, the map reveals a wilderness of named waterways such as Five Fathom Creek and Casino Creek, alongside notable landforms like Jeremy Island and Horsehead Island. The presence of the Clubhouse and numerous oyster bays underscores a coastal economy traditionally tied to the harvest of the sea and the navigation of the labyrinthine tidal reaches between Bulls Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.