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1984 Map of Nixonville

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Nixonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Waccamaw River winds through a landscape of swampy lowlands and bay depressions in this mid-1980s look at Horry County. Settlement centers on the small communities of Grahamville and Nixonville, with family history preserved at Price Cem and Thompkins Cem. This environment is defined by its water-access points like Lees Landing and Bear Bluff Landing, and the many “bays”—distinctive Carolina bay geological features—including McCoy Bay, Cottonpatch Bay, and Tuckahoe Bay.

Industry and recreation sit side-by-side, from the Seaboard System railroad corridor and a substation to the Myrtle Beach National Golf Course. The map reflects a deeply rooted community structure, evidenced by the density of rural congregations such as Mt Zion Ch, Pine Grove Ch, and Hickory Grove Ch. Numerous water bodies like Grissett Lake and Sessions Lake punctuate the drainage basins of Dam Swamp and Tilly Swamp, illustrating the intricate hydrology of the South Carolina coastal plain.