Explore Kershaw, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kershaw, 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 Kershaw.
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.
| City | Kershaw |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Lancaster County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.55182 |
| Longitude | -80.583684 |
| Population | 1,693 |
| Density | 315.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 29067 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| County Seat | Lancaster |
| School District | Lancaster County School District |
Kershaw exists as a quiet accumulation of red clay and pine needle, defined by the steady, unpretentious geography of the South Carolina piedmont. It lies 36.0 miles southeast of Rock Hill, SC (from Rock Hill, SC: bearing 136°T), and is situated 15.8 miles southeast of Lancaster. The landscape tilts toward the horizon where Thorn Hill rises in the distance, a subtle interruption in the otherwise level span of fields and woodland. A humid stillness often settles over the land, particularly near the banks of Lick Creek or the dark, reflective surface of Baxley Pond, where the water holds the sky in a mirror of muted gray. Light here has a particular weight, pressing down upon the tall grasses and the dense thickets of the interior, creating a sense of isolation that feels both ancient and entirely settled. Within the immediate footprint of the locality, Marion Street Park offers a small, deliberate pause in the day, a patch of maintained green that anchors the center against the encroaching wildness of the surrounding timber.
Kershaw carries the marks of a long, industrious history, having emerged from a past deeply tied to the extraction of resources and the slow, rhythmic labor of agriculture. The economic pulse of the region has shifted over generations, moving from the demands of the soil to the specialized machinery of modern industry, yet the character of the place remains tethered to the persistence of its people. Further out, the terrain reveals deeper scars and textures, such as the erosion patterns of Brewer Gully or the sudden, rushing vitality of Cedar Falls, which remind the observer that the earth here is constantly being shaped by water and time. Life in Kershaw follows a deliberate pace, unconcerned with the frantic velocity of distant centers, preferring instead the consistency of the seasons and the quiet dignity of a well-worn routine. While Sandhills State Forest looms on the periphery, providing a vast expanse of protected habitat, the essence of the locality is found in the everyday intersections of its people, whose lives are as grounded and enduring as the clay beneath their feet.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kershaw, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.55182, -80.583684. 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 Kershaw includes the ZIP code (29067), telephone area code (803, 839), county seat of Lancaster County (Lancaster), and school district assignment (Lancaster 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |