South Carolina Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because South Carolina political boundaries often changed, historic maps are critical in helping you discover the precise location of your ancestor’s hometown, what land they owned, who their neighbors were, and more.
South Carolina County Formation Map
South Carolina Antique Maps & Atlases
See U.S. State & County Boundary Maps and Antique Atlases to view free map images of antique maps & atlases maps during the years 1732 to 1897 for the entire United States as well as other states and countries.
These are scanned from the original copies so you can see South Carolina and South Carolina counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some South Carolina maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in South Carolina.
- 1776 Atlas North And South Carolina Map
- 1776 Atlas Map Of South Carolina With Its Indian Frontiers (Southern Section)
- 1804 South Carolina Map
- 1814 Atlas Map of South Carolina
- 1822 Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Atlas Of South Carolina
- 1827 Map of North and South Carolina, and Georgia
- 1836 A Atlas New Map Of South Carolina With Its Canals, Roads & Distances from place to place, along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes (with) Charleston
- 1845 South Carolina Atlas
- 1856 South Carolina Map. (with) Plan Of Charleston, Vicinity & Harbor
- 1856 The City Of Savannah Georgia (with) The City of Charleston South Carolina Maps
- 1880 North and South Carolina. (with) Plan of Charleston
South Carolina County D.O.T. Road and Highway Maps
The South Carolina Department of Transportation is pleased to provide highly detailed county maps online. These maps contain more detailed information about man-made features than the geological survey maps. In addition to roads and boundaries, these maps include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
To View the Map: Just click the Image to view the map online. In order to make the Image size as small as possible they were save on the lowest resolution.
South Carolina Map Description & Links
- South Carolina Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.net)
- South Carolina Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers (ancestry.com) Maps are an invaluable part of family history research, especially if you live far from where your ancestor lived. Because political boundaries often changed, historic maps are critical in helping you discover the precise location of your ancestor’s hometown, what land they owned, who their neighbors were, and more.
- South Carolina Maps (lib.utexas.edu) The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of South Carolina (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- South Carolina Maps Description (ancestry.com) from Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
- South Carolina Map Books (amazon.com)
