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1978 Map of Shirley

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Shirley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

St Marks Ch and the small settlement of Shirley anchor this landscape in western Hampton County, where the low country terrain is defined by an intricate network of wetlands and minor watercourses. The slow-moving waters of Boggy Swamp and Millpond Branch dominate the southern half of the map, carving paths through the dense vegetation. Long-established transportation corridors like Augusta Road and Orangeburg Road intersect the area, providing a sense of the historical connectivity between rural homesteads and nearby centers like Estill and Scotia.

For genealogists and local historians, this survey is particularly dense with burial sites and rural congregations. Features such as Old Lawtonville Cem, Union Cem, and Heavenly Rest Ch indicate long-standing community centers. The distribution of family-named features like McKenzie Pond and Ceasars Camp Pond further illuminates the personal history tied to the land during this era of the late 1970s.