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2024 Map of Westminster

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Westminster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Westminster serves as the primary hub for this Oconee County landscape, where the foothills terrain is marked by a high concentration of historic community spaces and family burial grounds. The map reveals a social geography defined by its churches, including the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Graveyard and Richland Presbyterian Church Graveyard, which anchor smaller surrounding settlements like Clearmont and Richland.

Water management and local industry are evident in the numerous reservoirs and ponds that dot the drainage basin of Coneross Creek, such as the Negro Fork Reservoir and Coneross Watershed 9-A Reservoir. These features, alongside named locations like Johns Mill and Hicks Store, suggest a long history of agricultural and milling operations that shaped the growth of communities like Retreat and Brock. The layout of the road network, including the Flat Rock Rd, follows the natural contours of the Piedmont, connecting these disparate rural nodes.