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1982 Map of Tirzah

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Tirzah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

York serves as the focal point for this survey of the South Carolina Piedmont in the early 1980s, revealing a landscape defined by traditional rural communities and a dense network of creek systems. Small settlements like Tirzah, Delphia, and Guthries are scattered throughout the quadrangle, often anchored by country churches such as Philadelphia Ch and Whitehill Ch. The eastern half of the map is particularly water-rich, featuring the winding paths of Fishing Creek, Stony Fork, and Tools Fork.

Social and institutional landmarks provide a look at the county's infrastructure, from the County Prison and local Hospital near the city center to the Bethelwoods Camp in the northeast. Transportation is dominated by the Southern railroad line and a lattice of improved and unimproved roads that navigate the varying elevations of Long Hill. This record is useful for researchers tracing the development of McConnells and the preservation of rural school sites like McCelvey Sch.