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2014 Map of Sumter East

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Sumter East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Sumter serves as the focal point of this South Carolina landscape, surrounded by an extensive network of residential developments that indicate the city's suburban expansion. Established neighborhoods and newer subdivisions like Shannontown, Geddie Gardens, and Sherwood Forest cluster around the urban core, while the eastern reaches transition into a hydraulic landscape defined by the Rocky Bluff Swamp and Cowpen Swamp. The distribution of family and community burial sites, including Johns Cem, White Dick Cem, and Webb Cem, provides a map of the area's social history and genealogical footprint.

Water management and local industry are evidenced by features such as Whites Millpond and Dubose Pond, which interrupt the natural flow of creeks like Mulberry Br and Mile Br. These water bodies, along with the notable Swan Lake, suggest a history of both utility and recreation. The eastern border of the map is defined by the Lee Co and Sumter Co line, where the terrain becomes more open and dominated by agricultural drainage patterns.