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1961 Map of Old Pickens

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Old Pickens
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Old Pickens sits at the eastern edge of the Oconee and Pickens county line, where the landscape is defined by the winding course of the Keowee River and the Little River. This 1961 field check captures the region during a period of transition, with the southern reaches already feeling the impact of the rising waters from Hartwell Lake. The survey documents a deeply established rural network of family-named roads and community landmarks, such as Owens Chapel, Morgan Memorial Ch, and the Keowee High Sch.

Genealogists will find an exceptional density of burial grounds, including the Isaqueena Cem, High Falls Cem, and Old New Hope Cem. Significant crossings like the Old Pickens Bridge and Nimmons Bridge link these remote settlements across steep terrain. The presence of a Lookout Tower near the Stamp Creek drainage highlights the wooded and undeveloped character of the upper Piedmont before later 20th-century development altered many of these historic sites.