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1988 Map of Spring Hill

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Spring Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Antioch and Pisgah anchor this rural landscape in the 1980s, where three county lines—Kershaw, Lee, and Sumter—converge in a complex boundary network. The topography is defined by the subtle drainage basins of Swift Creek and Little Swift Creek, which feed into localized industrial or agricultural water features like Shiver Millpond and Corbitts Millpond. Small clusters of settlements such as Red Hill and Spring Hill are scattered throughout the quadrangle, connected by a web of rural roads that suggest a persistent agricultural economy.

Water management is central to the area's development, evidenced by McLeods Pond and the winding course of McGrits Creek. Genealogists and local historians can use the numerous Cem (cemetery) markers to trace family legacies within these small communities. The map reflects a moment in time before significant modern suburbanization, preserving the late-20th-century footprint of these historic South Carolina crossroads.