Plum Branch South Carolina Map
Explore Plum Branch, 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 Plum Branch, South Carolina
How to Use This Plum Branch, South Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Plum Branch, 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 Plum Branch.
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 | Plum Branch |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | McCormick County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 33.848738 |
| Longitude | -82.259846 |
| Population | 72 |
| Density | 76.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 29845 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| County Seat | McCormick |
| School District | McCormick County School District |
About Plum Branch, South Carolina
Plum Branch is a locality in McCormick County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 72. The population density is 76.8 people per km². Plum Branch is located at 33.8487°N, 82.2598°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Plum Branch is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29845.Plum Branch occupies a quiet expanse of the South Carolina piedmont, where the land settles into a rhythmic series of low, timbered ridges and verdant hollows. It lies 24.6 miles south-southwest of Greenwood, SC (from Greenwood, SC: bearing 193°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-southeast of McCormick. The morning light often clings to the dense canopy of the nearby Sumter National Forest, casting long, amber shadows across the clay-rich soil that defines the terrain. Only a mile away, the expansive waters of the J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir hold the sky in a mirror of pale blue, while the smaller, meandering flow of Landam Branch carves a quiet path through the undergrowth. On the far horizon, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains provide a distant boundary to the wide, inland sky, grounding the landscape in a sense of enduring, geological permanence.
Plum Branch traces its identity to the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural cycles and the heritage of the railroad that once knitted these rural settlements into the broader world. The local economy remains tethered to the forest and the land, with the J. Strom Thurmond Recreation Area serving as a gathering point for those drawn to the water’s edge or the quietude of the woods. Residents often find their way to the Turkey Creek Hiking Trail, a path that invites a more intimate understanding of the region’s native flora and the shifting seasons. Life in Plum Branch moves with the sun, favoring the steady work of the seasons over the frantic pulse of the modern world, maintaining a character shaped by the patience required to cultivate such fertile, inland ground.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- J. Strom Thurmond Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 270° W
- Pine Grove Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 197° S
- J. Strom Thurmond Lake (Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 269° W
- McCormick County Forest 2 (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 216° SW
- Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 3.0 mi, 095° E · 375k acres
- Town of McCormick Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 330° NW
- Parksville Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 164° S
- Dorn Field (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 343° N
- Baker Creek State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 297° NW
- Hamilton Branch State Park (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 160° S
- Dooly Spring (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 271° W
- Elijah Clark Monument (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 273° W
- New Bordeaux Monument (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 306° NW
- Soap Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 267° W
- Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 156° SE
- Sunken Airplane (Historic Ruins) — 13.4 mi, 163° S
- Take Flight (Public Artwork) — 14.1 mi, 187° S
- Old Rock House (Historic Ruins) — 16.6 mi, 017° N
- Fort James (Historic Castle / Fort) — 19.8 mi, 294° NW
- Abbeville County Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 344° N
- Abbeville Opera House (Theatre) — 23.7 mi, 343° N
- Josephine B. Abney Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 24.9 mi, 012° N
- Flowing Wells Theater (Theatre) — 25.8 mi, 160° S
- Memorial A-60 Battle Tank (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 031° NE
- Amen Corner (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 151° SE
- Washington-Wilkes Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 254° W
- Greater Augusta Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 30.4 mi, 147° SE
- Westobou (Gallery) — 30.5 mi, 147° SE
- Morris Museum of Art (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 147° SE
- Eastwind Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 30.8 mi, 107° E
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About This Plum Branch Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Plum Branch, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.848738, -82.259846. 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 Plum Branch includes the ZIP code (29845), telephone area code (864), county seat of McCormick County (McCormick), and school district assignment (McCormick 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. |
