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1969 Map of Richburg

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Richburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Richburg serves as the primary hub of this landscape at the junction of Chester and Lancaster counties, where the Seaboard Coast Line railroad cuts across the northern terrain. The settlement pattern is defined by several rural congregations and family-associated landmarks, including Union Ch and St Philips Ch. The topographic detail reveals a heavily dissected plateau where numerous waterways, such as Rocky Creek and Bull Run, have carved deep drainage patterns through the South Carolina Piedmont.

Educational and administrative infrastructure is represented by the Lewisville High Sch and the Chester Lookout Tower, which stands as a prominent high point in the southwestern quadrant. Smaller communities like Orrs and Knox appear as distinct clusters of homes and buildings, connected by a network of improved and unimproved roads. The presence of numerous named cemeteries, including Anderson Cem and Mt Moriah Cem, provides critical touchpoints for local genealogical research within this agricultural and wooded corridor.