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1982 Map of Williams

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Williams
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Williams and Smoaks anchor this corner of Colleton County, reflecting a landscape defined by the winding tributaries of the Little Salkehatchie River. The area's settlement pattern is closely tied to the low-lying drainage systems of Buckhead Creek and Deep Bottom Creek, where small crossroads communities like Smyly and Ruffin developed alongside a network of local roads and a prominent trans line.

This 1982 provisional edition, based on earlier aerial photography, captures the rural character of the region just before significant modern development altered the local topography. Genealogists will find interest in the numerous unnamed cemeteries scattered across the quadrangle, often situated near established homesteads or at the fringes of timbered areas like those bordering Hog Branch and Bear Branch. The map serves as a detailed record of land use and drainage in the South Carolina Lowcountry during the late twentieth century.