1986 Map of Wagener

About this map

The North Fork Edisto River carves a winding path through this portion of Aiken and Lexington Counties, dictating the settlement patterns and agricultural layout of the mid-1980s. The town of Wagener stands as the primary hub in the southwest, while smaller communities like Berlin, Perry, and Ritter anchor the surrounding rural landscape. Water management is a defining characteristic of the terrain, evidenced by numerous named impoundments such as Collums Millpond, Poole Pond, and the Barns Ponds. These water bodies, along with tributaries like Giddy Swamp Creek and Black Creek, reflect a landscape deeply tied to its hydrologic network. The map captures a specific moment in the rural development of the South Carolina Midlands, showing the distribution of local cemeteries and the persistent boundary line between Lexington and Aiken Counties.