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Furman South Carolina Map

Explore Furman, South Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Furman, South Carolina

How to Use This Furman, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Furman, South Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of South Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Furman.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityFurman
StateSouth Carolina (SC)
CountyHampton County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude32.681563
Longitude-81.18816
Population224
Density27.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes29921, 29918
Area Code843
County SeatHampton
School DistrictHampton County School District

About Furman, South Carolina

Furman is a locality in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 224. The population density is 27.7 people per km². Furman is located at 32.6816°N, 81.1882°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Furman is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 29921, 29918.

Furman emerges from the quiet, low-lying plains of the inland South, defined by a landscape of dense pine stands and broad, flat expanses of agricultural acreage that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun begins to wane. It lies 28.0 miles north-northwest of Hardeeville, SC (from Hardeeville, SC: bearing 347°T), and is situated 18.4 miles northwest of Ridgeland. The earth here is damp and dark, a testament to the proximity of Black Swamp, which winds its way through the vegetation just a mile away and dictates the slow, deliberate drainage of the surrounding woods. To the north, the distant outline of Magnolia Ridge provides a faint, hazy silhouette against the horizon, anchoring a terrain that otherwise favors the subtle textures of tall grasses and sandy soil. Within the immediate footprint of Furman, the light at dusk takes on a heavy, amber quality, casting long shadows across the open fields that make the horizon feel expansive and remarkably still.

Furman maintains a modest, steady pace of life, deeply rooted in the agricultural traditions that have long shaped the local economy and defined the daily rhythm of its residents. The primary gathering point remains Furman Town Park, a green space that serves as the social anchor for those who live and work among the surrounding timber and crop lands. While the pace of the modern world feels distant, the influence of the region's history persists in the quiet maintenance of local homesteads and the enduring silence of the countryside. Beyond the immediate reach of the park, the landscape remains largely untamed, save for the occasional dirt road that cuts through the pines toward Arnes Pond, where the water mirrors the shifting gray of the sky. Life in Furman continues with an understated persistence, favoring the permanence of the soil and the quiet cycles of the seasons over the frantic demands of more crowded corridors.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Furman Town Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 080° E
  • People's Place (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 268° W
  • Palachucola Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 214° SW
  • Webb Wildlife Center (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 227° SW
  • Lake George Warren (State Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 005° N
  • Lake Warren State Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 006° N
  • Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.7 mi, 085° E · 36k acres
  • Yemassee Junction (Public Artwork) — 19.8 mi, 089° E
  • Georgia Salzburger Society Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 179° S
  • Savannah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.0 mi, 174° S · 94k acres
  • Thomas Heyward Jr. (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 133° SE
  • Allendale County African-American Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 23.7 mi, 343° N
  • 016-003 (State Recreation Area) — 24.8 mi, 235° SW
  • Barrell Landing (Viewpoint) — 30.6 mi, 151° SE
  • Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 31.0 mi, 103° E
  • Cinemark Theater (Cinema) — 31.8 mi, 150° SE
  • St. Helena Sound Heritage Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 32.3 mi, 104° E
  • Station 300 (Attraction) — 32.5 mi, 151° SE
  • Colleton County Confederate Monument Walterboro South Carolina (Monument) — 33.9 mi, 063° NE
  • Montieth Plantation (Historic Ruins) — 34.2 mi, 186° S
  • Elliott House Museum (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 120° SE
  • Thibault Gallery (Gallery) — 34.7 mi, 120° SE
  • Cannon (Attraction) — 34.8 mi, 120° SE
  • Bulloch County Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.4 mi, 247° SW
  • Yellow Footprints (Attraction) — 37.2 mi, 128° SE
  • United States Marine Corp War Memorial (Monument) — 37.3 mi, 128° SE
  • We Make Marines sign (Attraction) — 37.5 mi, 128° SE
  • Pooler Stadium Cinemas 12 (Cinema) — 37.8 mi, 185° S
  • U.S. National Tick Collection (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 243° SW
  • Fort Pulaski National Monument (National Monument) — 43.2 mi, 165° S · 11k acres

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About This Furman Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Furman, South Carolina. Coordinates: 32.681563, -81.18816. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Furman includes the ZIP code (29921, 29918), telephone area code (843), county seat of Hampton County (Hampton), and school district assignment (Hampton County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.