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2020 Map of Saylors Crossroads

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Saylors Crossroads
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Saylors Crossroads and the outskirts of Anderson define the settlement pattern of this Anderson County region. The landscape is profoundly shaped by a dense network of watercourses, including the Rocky River, Broadway Creek, and Hencoop Creek, which carve through the terrain between rural homesteads and developing residential streets like Druid Hills Drive and King Arthur Drive.

For genealogists, the map is a detailed record of congregational history, documenting several established church graveyards that serve as cornerstones for the community. Notable sites include the Neals Creek Baptist Church Graveyard, Bethlehem United Methodist Church Graveyard, and the Ebenezer United Methodist Church Graveyard. These sacred sites, along with smaller family plots like McFall Cemetery, indicate long-standing family lineages rooted in this Piedmont landscape.