1964 Map of Parksville

About this map

Parksville serves as the focal point for this survey of the South Carolina and Georgia borderlands, where the waters of the Clark Hill Reservoir meet the wooded reaches of the Sumter National Forest. The landscape is defined by the convergence of Stevens Creek and Turkey Creek, creating a complex network of drainage that once supported local industry at sites like Parks Mill. The area's social fabric is visible through its dispersed rural institutions, including Mims Sch No 2 and several community landmarks such as Mt Lebanon Ch and Rehoboth Ch. Transportation through these Piedmont hills was anchored by the Atlantic Coast Line RR, which cuts a diagonal path toward the reservoir. The map also records the U.S. Reservation Boundary and the McCormick and Edgefield county line, illustrating the administrative and topographic layers of the region in the mid-1960s.