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Promised Land South Carolina Map

Explore Promised Land, 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 Promised Land, South Carolina

How to Use This Promised Land, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Promised Land, 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 Promised Land.

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	Promised Land
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Greenwood County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.128454
Longitude	-82.239568
Population	378
Density	93.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	29819, 29646
Area Code	864
County Seat	Greenwood
School District	Greenwood School District 50

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About Promised Land, South Carolina

Promised Land is a locality in Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 378. The population density is 93.6 people per km². Promised Land is located at 34.1285°N, 82.2396°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 29819, 29646.

Promised Land emerges from the red-clay piedmont as a quiet assembly of dwellings and fields, defined by the persistent, winding course of the Beaverdam Branch. It lies 6.4 miles southwest of Greenwood, SC (from Greenwood, SC: bearing 224°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east-southeast of Abbeville. This waterway carves a shallow, verdant artery through the landscape, feeding the dense, pine-heavy corridors that precede the expanse of Sumter National Forest, which begins its protected reach just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate thickets, the horizon is flattened by the hazy, blue-tinted silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains, standing sixty-two miles distant like a memory of higher ground. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, syrupy quality, thickening as it settles into the hollows and catches the rusted hues of the soil, rendering the mundane geometry of fences and barns into silhouettes of profound stillness.

Promised Land bears the weight of a complex inheritance, having been established by formerly enslaved people who sought autonomy and land ownership in the wake of the Reconstruction era. The local economy persists in a measured dialogue with the earth, relying on the agricultural resilience of the region and the proximity to the timber resources of Sumter National Forest. A short distance away, A M Tucks Pond mirrors the shifting sky, serving as a silent witness to the generations that have tilled these fields and maintained the community’s singular identity. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a long-settled rural enclave, where the shared history of the inhabitants is not merely a record of the past, but a quiet, living presence that informs the rhythm of every day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 1.4 mi, 307° NW · 375k acres
Old Rock House (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 133° SE
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 047° NE
West Cambridge Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 040° NE
Mathews Mill Village World War II Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 064° NE
Jeff May Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 037° NE
Stockman Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 085° E
Josephine B. Abney Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 6.5 mi, 040° NE
Greenwood Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.9 mi, 047° NE
Secession Hill (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 294° NW
Abbeville County Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 293° NW
Abbeville Opera House (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 293° NW
Rebecca At The Well (Public Artwork) — 11.0 mi, 007° N
J. Strom Thurmond Lake (Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 216° SW
Memorial A-60 Battle Tank (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 076° E
Lake Greenwood State Park (State Park) — 15.5 mi, 072° E
J. Strom Thurmond Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 15.9 mi, 208° SW
Lesesne Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.5 mi, 328° NW
Baker Creek State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 203° SW
Calhoun Falls Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.6 mi, 254° W
Culbertson’s Mill (Historic Ruins) — 20.6 mi, 014° N
Diamond Hill Mine (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 297° NW
Bobby Brown Outdoor Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.1 mi, 239° SW
Fort James (Historic Castle / Fort) — 22.2 mi, 240° SW
Elbert County Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 22.7 mi, 257° W
Laurens County Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 027° NE
Revolutionary War Museum & Library (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 026° NE
S.C. Tennis Hall of Fame (Museum) — 30.8 mi, 332° NW
Cherokee Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 021° N
Generator (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 318° NW

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