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2020 Map of Shulerville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Francis Marion National Forest dominates this section of the South Carolina Lowcountry, where the landscape is defined by a complex network of wetlands and "islands" of slightly higher ground. Settlements such as Shulerville and Simmonsville sit at the edges of this vast ecological system, which includes the extensive Hellhole Bay and Little Hellhole Bay. The name "island" here, as seen in Peterstand Island and Horse Island, refers to dry hummocks rising from the surrounding swamps and bays, rather than land surrounded by open water.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the New Hope Cem near the eastern boundary, while the interior of the forest reveals an intricate grid of timber and access roads like Hell Hole Road A and Farewell Corner Rd. The drainage patterns of the coastal plain are evident in the slow-moving waters of Darlington Swamp and the headwaters of Echaw Cr, illustrating the hydrological character of Berkeley County before it meets the Atlantic drainage.