2024 Map of Privateer

About this map

The Poinsett Electronic Combat Range occupies a large portion of this landscape south of Sumter, illustrating the contemporary overlap of military activity and the natural lowlands of the Sand Hills. The terrain is defined by a complex network of wetlands and sluggish water bodies, including the wide reaches of Big Bay and Sammy Swamp. These features, alongside Harvin Bay and Branson Swamp, dictate the local road patterns, which must navigate around these seasonally saturated basins. Settlement is concentrated around the community of Privateer, where residential roads meet the agricultural and timbered outskirts. Family history is preserved at small sites like Smith Cem and the Reynolds Cem, while larger modern facilities like the Hillside Memorial Park Cem serve the growing population near the city limits.