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1972 Map of Mc Coll

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Mc Coll
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The town of McColl serves as a primary hub near the state line in the early 1970s, where the Seaboard Coast Line railroad cuts through the landscape. This area of Marlboro County is defined by a dense network of country churches and rural schoolhouses, including Fletcher Memorial Sch and Adamsville Sch, reflecting a deeply rooted community structure. The landscape is characterized by slow-moving water systems like Gum Swamp and Beaverdam Creek, which feed into local landmarks such as McLaurins Millpond.

A notable geographic curiosity, Sandy Ocean, sits to the south near Tatum, while the border with Scotland County, North Carolina, is marked by scattered settlements like Fletcher and Masons Crossroads. The map documents a period when rural industrial features like the Substation and various lookout towers supported the local economy alongside established family-named landmarks and cemeteries like Beaverdam Cem.