1918 Map of Walterboro

About this map

Walterboro serves as the central hub of this South Carolina lowcountry landscape during the First World War era, where a dense network of country roads radiates toward established crossroads like Rhodes Crossroads and Drigger Crossroad. The geography is defined by the expansive Great Swamp and Big Bay Swamp, with numerous churches and schools—such as Catholic Hill, Evergreen Church, and Peoples School—anchoring the rural communities between the waterways. Heavy dependence on the regional drainage is evident in the naming of features like Millers Ford and Sandy Dam Branch. For genealogists, the map preserves the exact locations of family-centric landmarks and small settlements like Smokes Corners and Hendersonville before modern highway development. Local transit is dominated by the Atlantic Coast Line and various Tramway segments, which intersect the landscape alongside major thoroughfares like the Savannah Road and Charleston Road.