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2017 Map of Unity

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Unity
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Cane Creek Lake sits at the heart of this landscape, which straddles the state line between Union County, North Carolina, and Lancaster County, South Carolina. The area is characterized by a series of long-standing rural community hubs including Unity, New Cut, and Sapps Crossroads. For genealogists, the map is particularly dense with historic church grounds and burial sites, such as the Walkersville Presbyterian Church Cem and Mary Elizabeth Baptist Church Cem.

Aviation interests are represented by several small airfields, including the Jaars-Townsend Airport and Hawks Meadow Airport. The drainage patterns of the Catawba River basin are evident through the numerous tributaries like Cane Cr, Waxhaw Cr, and the north and south prongs of Camp Creek. This survey captures a mix of small-town development and rural agricultural land just before the late 2010s, showing the intersection of local history at the border of the Carolinas.