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2024 Map of Saluda South

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Saluda South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Little Saluda River and its numerous tributaries, including Mine Creek and Red Bank Creek, define the rolling landscape of this region south of the Saluda town center. This area is characterized by a dense network of rural churches and family cemeteries, suggesting a long history of established community settlements. Notable sites like the Gassaway United Methodist Church and the Gassaway United Methodist Church Cem Old serve as significant genealogical landmarks.

Evidence of local industry and infrastructure appears in the form of a Mine located near Mine Creek Church Graveyard and the presence of the Saluda County Airport. To the south, the terrain descends toward the Rocky Creek drainage, where the boundary between Saluda Co and Edgefield Co is clearly marked. Small hamlets like Fruit Hill and Limp are connected by a web of historic thoroughfares, including the Old Charleston Rd, which remains a primary artery through the countryside.