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2014 Map of Ware Shoals West

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Ware Shoals West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Saluda River winds through this Piedmont landscape, defining the boundaries where Greenville, Laurens, and Abbeville counties meet. The river's character is marked by several named shoals, including Narrow Shoal, Rutledge Shoals, and Maddox Shoals, which traditionally served as vital crossing points and early industrial sites. Local transport history is visible in the network of crossings such as Kay Bridge, Irwin Bridge, and the historic Rutledge Ford.

Smaller rural hubs like Princeton and Broadmouth are centered around long-standing community landmarks, including the Broadmouth Baptist Cem. The southern portion of the map shows the transition into more established settlements at Donalds and the western edge of Ware Shoals, where the landscape moves from rolling agricultural land toward the river-driven economy of the upstate. Genealogists will find a wealth of family and community markers in the numerous scattered burial grounds, such as Turkey Creek Cem and Dunns Creek Cem.