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2013 Map of Tabor City West

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Tabor City West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Tabor City sits at the eastern edge of this landscape, where the street grid of the town center meets the agricultural and marshy lowlands of the North and South Carolina border. The terrain is defined by a complex network of slow-moving water, including Gapway Swamp and Iron Springs Swamp, which drain the timber and farm tracts that dominate the area. The western portions of the sheet are marked by smaller communities such as Cherry Grove and Green Sea, connected by rural routes like Fair Bluff HWY and Powell RD.

Small-scale infrastructure, like the Turbeville Airport and isolated features such as Tory Island, provide points of interest for local history. The map records a transition from established town streets like Alton ST to more distant family-named landmarks and schools, such as Fowler School Rd. The density of named branches and creeks, including Huggins Creek and Calf Ford Branch, highlights the significant role of drainage and irrigation in this coastal plain environment.