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2011 Map of McCormick

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of McCormick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

McCormick serves as the focal point of this South Carolina Piedmont landscape, where the intersection of local industry and rural heritage is clearly visible. The town's infrastructure is anchored by facilities like the McCormick County Fairground, the McCormick Lookout Tower, and its dual aviation sites, including the McCormick County Airport. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named burial sites, such as the Wideman-Harris-Wilks Cemetery and Overbrook Cemetery, which are scattered throughout the surrounding timberlands and small communities like Troy and Buffalo.

Water management defines much of the western terrain, dominated by the massive J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir and several smaller engineering works like the Athens Waterworks Pond Dam. The hydrology of the area is intricate, with Baker Creek and Rocky Creek carving through the countryside toward the reservoir. The map also records specialized land use, from the Old McCormick Town Reservoir to the residential clusters of Cedar Hill, illustrating a region balanced between its natural resources and civic growth.