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2020 Map of Union West

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

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The Sumter National Forest defines the southwestern portion of this landscape, where the Tyger River and Fairforest Creek converge. This area is historically significant for its dense concentration of family and church burial grounds, including the Lower Fairforest Baptist Church Graveyard and the Sardis United Methodist Church Graveyard. These sites, along with others like the Old Lower Fairforest Cemetery and Buffalo Cem, serve as critical markers for genealogists tracing early Upstate South Carolina lineages.

Industry and local governance are centered in the settlements of Buffalo and Union, where the Union County Courthouse stands as a focal point. The mapping of numerous river crossings, such as Mud Bridge, Murphy Bridge, and Upper Rice Bridge, reveals a rural infrastructure built around the many tributaries like Mitchell Cr, Sugar Cr, and Buffalo Cr. The presence of the Union County Airport Troy Shelton Field and Bombing Range Road highlights the area's more contemporary utility amidst its deep-rooted agricultural and forest lands.