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1970 Map of Waxhaw

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Waxhaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Waxhaw and Mineral Springs serve as the primary hubs in this part of Union County, established along the corridor of the Seaboard Coast Line railroad. The landscape is defined by the complex drainage of Twelvemile Creek and its many tributaries, including East Fork Twelvemile Creek and Little Twelvemile Creek. This network of waterways dictated the early settlement patterns, with numerous small community centers and rural institutions scattered throughout the hills.

Genealogists will find a high density of country churches and family-linked burial grounds, such as Thompson Chapel, Oak Grove Ch, and the McWhorter Cem. The presence of facilities like Western Union Sch and Parkwood Sch highlights the distribution of public services across the countryside during the transition to the 1970s. The map also captures several named rural branches like Molly Branch and Blythe Branch, which provided water and drainage for the area's agricultural operations.