2020 Map of Norway West

About this map

The South Fork Edisto River forms a significant natural and political boundary in this region, where the lines of Orangeburg, Bamberg, and Barnwell counties converge. The landscape is defined by extensive wetlands and swampy drainages, including Isikes Swamp and Rocky Swamp Cr. Significant for genealogists are several rural burial sites such as the Martin Cem, Morgan Family Cem, and the Willow Swamp Baptist Church-Cem. The settlement of Norway anchors the eastern edge of the map, while Blackville and Sweden appear in the southern reaches. These small communities are connected by a network of rural routes like Norway Rd and Wire Rd, reflecting a landscape centered on river-bottom geography and isolated family homesteads in the coastal plain.