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2017 Map of Salem Crossroads

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Salem Crossroads serves as a central junction within the Fairfield County landscape, where the Catawba Trail and Old Cherokee Rd converge amidst the dense woodlands of the Sumter National Forest. The map documents a rural environment defined by winding waterways like Chicken Cr and the W Fork Little River, which feed into the large Monticello Reservoir to the south.

For family historians, the sheet is a valuable record of early settlement patterns, preserving the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and burial grounds. Small cemeteries such as Feaster Cem, Mobley Cem, and Rock Creek Cem are scattered throughout the hills, often near old homesteads or church roads like Hopewell Church Rd. The terrain is characterized by intricate creek systems including Beaver Cr and Rocky Cr, illustrating the relationship between the upland forest and the man-made shoreline of the reservoir.