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2017 Map of Oakwood

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Oakwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The S Fork Edisto River and its numerous tributaries, including Shaw Cr and Clarks Mill Cr, define the drainage patterns of this Aiken County landscape. The map highlights a rural infrastructure of water management and legacy settlements, notably the millponds at Johnson Millpond and Tarrants Millpond. These water bodies, along with Scotts Lake and Cedar Lake, illustrate the historic reliance on local waterways for industry and recreation in the region south of Couchton.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of family-named burial sites, such as Plunkett Cem, Scott Cem, and Goss Cem, providing spatial context for local family histories. Small communities like Oakwood and Wexford Landing are situated among a complex network of county highways and named tracks, reflecting the area's transition from a mill-and-agriculture economy into its early 21st-century residential and transit character.