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2014 Map of Salters

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Salters
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Black River winds through the heart of this Williamsburg County landscape, defining a terrain dominated by low-lying wetlands and established rural settlements. Salters and Bryans Crossroads serve as central nodes for the local road network, which includes historic routes like Thorntree Rd and the Martin Luther King Jr Hwy. The map reveals a community deeply rooted in its geography, with family and local history anchored at the Salters Cem and Union Cem.

Extensive drainage systems and natural waterways, including Thorntree Swamp, Laws Swamp, and Stony Run Br, illustrate the hydrologic complexity of the Coastal Plain. Smaller locales such as Lane, Carris, and Taft dot the southern reaches of the quadrangle, connected by secondary roads like SC-16 and Charleston Rd. This record of the modern era shows the persistent influence of the swampy interior on the placement of homes and industry throughout the region.