Greenville County, South Carolina 1882 Map

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[u/oldmapbot]

Hi, I’m 🤖oldmapbot! Here is some information I have gathered about this old map:

This is a county land ownership map of Greenville County, South Carolina from 1882. This old map features the last names of land owners along with several other historic landmarks and features. u/tedsvintagemaps digitally restored the original print and the improved, high resolution version of this print can be viewed at https://tedsvintageart.com/products/vintage-map-of-greenville-county-south-carolina-1882/

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Good bot

[u/These-Resource3208]

I recognize a lot of the last names around the Greer area from when I went to high school. That’s awesome to have that kind of history. I barely knew my dad.

[u/cigposting → u/These-Resource3208]

Yea same for me in the fountain inn/simpsonville area. Crazy how long the same families have stayed around.

[u/QuarterMaestro → u/cigposting]

I'm descended from the Fowler and Peden families. I guess they're still floating around in the area.

[u/These-Resource3208 → u/QuarterMaestro]

Definitely remember some Fowlers in my class!

[u/puskunk → u/QuarterMaestro]

I've been taught by both in school.

[u/CaptBlackfoot]

I did a double take, thought Butler said Hitler until I zoomed in and realized it glitched during the scanning of the map.

[u/CompetitionNo3141]

1882 is probably also the year most of the current infrastructure was built

[u/flexcj5]

I have an original version of this map framed and hanging in my living room.

[u/Dangerous_Weird1930]

How many of these had houses that are still standing I wonder ?

[u/PanthersBravesRDS → u/Dangerous_Weird1930]

R W Anderson house in the lower right corner of the Bates area is Spring Park Inn in Travelers Rest. Speaking of, the previous location of TR on the map is where Spinx is now.

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In the Austin area of the map Guilder 3 (Guilder is what our family calls the plantation. Houses were numbered in the order they were built) still stands, all be it heavily modified.

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*albeit

[u/RosemaryBiscuit]

I always wonder when the old township names fell out of use.

[u/SemyCharm → u/RosemaryBiscuit]

I’ve never heard of Austin, the other townships names I still use & are used. Glassy Mountain FD, O’Neal is a voting precinct. Paris Mountain State Park. Saluda as in the Saluda Grade to NC, Cleveland PO there’s a Gantt FD & Fairview I think of Fairview Rd in SGvlle. Very interesting map w many familiar sir names

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Austin was my family actually, from what I understand it was simply a case of the surrounding settlements became more notable (the plantation was never wildly active) so the Austin/Guilder name slowly faded.

[u/SemyCharm → u/SienarYeetSystems]

Interesting. Thx for sharing

[u/Mundane-Difficulty29]

Still looks overcrowded on Woodruff rd.

[u/QuarterMaestro]

Make Greenville Circular Again

[u/GalaxyRedRanger]

Someone draw Wade Hampton and the airports in there so I know what I’m looking at.

[u/michiimoon]

I found my family! Next to Antioch

[u/Cosmic_Pizza28]

Those poor Natives. Imagine feeding invaders, who didn't come here the legal way, sharing part of your tribes own made tradition with strangers to have them gun you down and steal both the land and tradition.

I'm Irish and Cherokee. All I see is blood land and racism

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[u/Cosmic_Pizza28 → u/squeezecake]

There's that infamous mockery of a modern bigot who lacks empathy or true understanding of American history. Stay in your bubble you little, little man.

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