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1949 Map of Spartanburg

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Spartanburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Spartanburg serves as the industrial and transit hub of this Piedmont landscape, shown shortly after the peak of its textile manufacturing era. A dense network of rail lines including the Southern and the Piedmont and Northern converge on the city, linking mill villages like Arkwright and Glendale to the wider region. Southeast of the city center, the sprawling footprint of Camp Croft occupies a significant portion of the terrain, reflecting the area's immediate post-war military significance.

Beyond the urban core, the landscape is defined by the winding paths of Lawson Fork Creek and the Pacolet River, which once powered local industry at sites like Kennedy Mill and Foster Mill. Genealogists will find a wealth of rural landmarks, from the State Deaf and Blind Sch to numerous family-named locations such as Bagwell Cem and Hammett Grove Ch. The map also captures the transition of rural communities like Glenn Springs and Pauline, where country schools and churches remained the centers of social life.