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2017 Map of Piercetown

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Piercetown and White Plains sit at the center of this rural Anderson County landscape, defined by a complex drainage network that feeds into the Anderson Reservoir along the southern border. The terrain is deeply inscribed with family and community history, evidenced by numerous burial sites including the Beulah Methodist Cem, Friendship Baptist Cem, and Macedonia Cem. These landmarks, often situated near crossroads or small watercourses, provide a roadmap of early settlement patterns in this part of South Carolina.

Water management is a prominent theme across the region, from the Three and Twenty Cr Watershed-One Reservoir to smaller private impoundments like Campbells Lake and Hammonds Lake. The hydrology is dominated by numerous creeks and branches, including Six and Twenty Cr and Hurricane Cr, which carve through the countryside. This modern survey captures the persistence of small-town landmarks like the Pickens settlement and the Bethel Church of God Cem amidst contemporary residential development and infrastructure.