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2017 Map of Ruby

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Ruby and the surrounding Chesterfield County landscape are defined by a network of agricultural crossroads and winding tributaries. The town center is flanked by Ruby Cem, while the outlying areas are anchored by rural intersections like Lees Crossroads and Campbell Crossroads. This 2017 survey reveals a terrain shaped by water management and natural formations, including the distinct The Narrow Passage and the elevated King Sand Hills near Johnsons Rock.

Water plays a critical role in the local geography, seen in the impoundments at Woodward Millpond and Douglass Millpond. These sites, along with numerous creeks such as Little Black Cr and Big Bear Cr, suggest a legacy of local milling and drainage systems. Genealogists will find interest in the scattered burial sites, including Gross Roads Cem and Roscoe Cem, which remain as markers of long-standing family settlements within this stretch of the South Carolina sandhills.