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2020 Map of Pond Branch

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The North Fork Edisto River carves a winding path through this corner of the South Carolina Midlands, marking the border between Lexington and Orangeburg counties. Near the town of Swansea, the landscape is defined by its historic water bodies and mill sites, including Pooles Upper Millpond and Brooker Pond. These features, along with crossings like Jeffcoat Bridge, reflect an era of rural industry and agriculture that shaped the local community.

Genealogists will find a wealth of family history throughout the region, with numerous burial grounds such as the Jeffcoat - Chaney Cem, Leaird Cem, and Hooker Cem documented. In the northern reaches near Pelion, tributaries like Thrasher Br and Hunter Br feed into the larger river system, while the presence of Salem Baptist Church Cem and Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cem indicates the long-standing central role of country churches in the area's social fabric.