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1979 Map of Vance

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Vance
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Lake Marion and the Santee River dominate the northern landscape of this 1970s coastal plain survey, defining the boundary between Orangeburg and Clarendon counties. The burgeoning town of Santee serves as a gateway to Santee State Park, featuring a developed waterfront with a boat ramp, campgrounds, and a nearby golf course. Inland, the terrain shifts to a network of low-lying wetlands including Horse Range Swamp and Target Swamp, where smaller agricultural settlements and family landmarks are scattered throughout the pine and hardwood bottoms.

Local history and genealogy are well-preserved through numerous rural landmarks such as the Dantzler-Hart Cem and Liberty Hill Ch. The Seaboard Coast Line railroad cuts across the territory, passing through the town of Vance and over Mill Creek. This period of the late twentieth century shows the intersection of traditional lowcountry land use, indicated by multiple claypits, with modern infrastructure like the radio facility and regional highway developments.