1969 Map of Newberry NW

About this map

Stomp Springs and the surrounding woodlands of the Sumter National Forest define this 1960s landscape along the border of Laurens and Newberry counties. The map captures a transitional rural economy where the tracks of the Seaboard Coast Line railroad parallel the old highways that intersect at local landmarks like Brickhouse Crossroads and Eison Crossroads. These junctions, along with Cromer Crossroads, served as the primary nodes for social and spiritual life, as evidenced by a network of country churches including Cedar Grove Ch, Flint Hill Ch, and Zion Ch. Numerous small waterways such as Duncan Creek and Headleys Creek drain the dissected terrain, while family-named features like Ned Wesson Branch and Asias Branch hint at the area's ancestral landholdings.