1876 Fairfield County, South Carolina Map – Landowner Records, Roads & Post-Civil War Settlements

This map of Fairfield County, South Carolina, dates from 1876 and records the county household by household. The names of landowners and residents are lettered beside their homes, alongside the churches, academies, stores and graveyards that served them. It was made in the last year of Reconstruction, which makes it a rare record of the county a decade after the Civil War.

The townships are tinted in soft colors and numbered, and the roads, creeks and fords are drawn between the farms. The Broad River forms the western edge of the county, with its islands and ferries marked, and the neighboring counties of Chester and Union are named along the border. Winnsboro, the county seat, lies at the heart of the county.

This map suits anyone tracing family roots in Fairfield County, a local historian, or a collector of Southern county maps. Finding an ancestor's name beside a creek or a crossroads makes it a moving gift. Like every print in the collection, it is printed on matte paper, ships unframed and is available in a range of sizes, from a compact study print to a large statement piece.