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2020 Map of Orangeburg South

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Orangeburg South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The educational and civic core of Orangeburg anchors this South Carolina landscape, where Claflin University, South Carolina State University, and Southern Methodist College cluster near the Orangeburg County Courthouse. The city's residential and commercial growth extends northeast through Wilkinson Heights and south toward the Orangeburg Municipal Airport. Beyond the urban limits, the terrain transitions into the dense drainage systems of the South Carolina lowcountry.

A network of wetlands and minor tributaries defines the outlying areas, including Middle Pen Swamp, Whitford Stage Swamp, and Cow Castle Cr. Small rural communities like Felder and Rowesville are connected by a web of local roads and the Southern Railway corridor. Genealogists will find notable sites such as Sunnyside Cem and New Hope Methodist Cem, providing specific locations for ancestral research within this intersection of academic centers and swampy agricultural lands.