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2020 Map of Sunset

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Oolenoy River and Eastatoe Cr drainage basins define this portion of Pickens County, where the Blue Ridge foothills transition into a landscape of prominent peaks and gaps. Small rural communities like Nimmons, Sunset, and Nine Times are centers of gravity in a region characterized by numerous family-affiliated churches and cemeteries. Genealogists will find high density in these markers of local lineage, including the Eastatoe Baptist Church Graveyard and the Holly Springs Baptist Church Graveyard.

The topography is marked by named heights such as Sharp Top Mtn, Horse Gap Mtn, and Buzzard Roost Mtn. These peaks are separated by strategic crossings like Cove Gap and Lays Gap. Water features such as Lake Diana, Big Rock Lake, and Lake Carlton are tucked between the ridges, while numerous branches like California Br and Peach Orchard Br feed the larger creek systems that have shaped the settlement patterns of this mountain region.