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Ward South Carolina Map

Explore Ward, 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 Ward, South Carolina

How to Use This Ward, South Carolina Map

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

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	Ward
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Saluda County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	33.857915
Longitude	-81.729829
Population	119
Density	59.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	29166
Area Code	803
County Seat	Saluda
School District	Aiken County School District

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About Ward, South Carolina

Ward is a locality in Saluda County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 119. The population density is 59.2 people per km². Ward is located at 33.8579°N, 81.7298°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ward is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29166.

Ward emerges from the red clay landscape where the Spann Branch carves a quiet, persistent path through the dense, pine-shadowed woodland. It lies 20.6 miles north of Aiken, SC (from Aiken, SC: bearing 358°T), and is situated 4.5 miles east-northeast of Johnston. The horizon remains flat and vast, far removed from the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, which remain a mere whisper of blue against the sky ninety-four miles away. Within the immediate basin, the atmosphere holds a heavy, humid stillness that clings to the skin, especially near the quiet surface of Cullums Pond. Sunlight filters through the canopy in sharp, yellow slats, illuminating the dust motes that dance above the forest floor and casting long, melancholic shadows across the fields that define the edges of Ward.

Agriculture has long dictated the tempo of daily existence here, with the soil yielding its strength to the persistent cycles of planting and harvest that define the local economy. At the center of the social landscape, Ward Park provides a modest clearing where the pace of life slows to match the rhythmic, seasonal shifts of the Piedmont. The legacy of the region lingers in the architecture of the older wooden structures, which bear the marks of decades spent enduring the southern heat and the slow encroachment of the forest. Residents navigate their days with a steady, deliberate focus, moving between the small-scale commerce of the crossroads and the expansive, quiet fields that stretch toward the horizon, maintaining a connection to the land that feels both inherited and deeply personal.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ward Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 326° NW
Ridge Spring Star Center (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 094° E
Jaycee Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 252° W
Watson Park (Local Recreation) — 4.9 mi, 248° W
The Big Mo (Cinema) — 7.5 mi, 093° E
Suddath School (Historic Ruins) — 8.6 mi, 330° NW
Eastwind Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.0 mi, 186° S
Original Site of Furman Academy and Theological Institution (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 249° W
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 14.2 mi, 314° NW · 375k acres
Henderson Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 182° S
DuPont Planetarium (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 187° S
Center for African American History, Art & Culture (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 178° S
Aiken Community Playhouse (Theatre) — 20.6 mi, 179° S
Savannah River Site Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 179° S
Aiken Train Depot Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 178° S
Aiken County Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 179° S
Bisquecuts & Glazy (Arts Centre) — 23.2 mi, 179° S
In Memory of Those in School Bus - Train Accident (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 358° N
Aiken State Park (State Park) — 24.3 mi, 147° SE
Silo 1 (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 068° E
Lake Greenwood State Park (State Park) — 25.9 mi, 331° NW
James L. Mason Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 27.3 mi, 235° SW
Memorial A-60 Battle Tank (Attraction) — 27.4 mi, 323° NW
Savannah Rapids Love Locks (Public Artwork) — 27.7 mi, 220° SW
Village Square Theatre (Theatre) — 29.5 mi, 072° E
Augusta Cotton Exchange Building (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 207° SW
Old Rock House (Historic Ruins) — 29.6 mi, 301° NW
Congaree National Park Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 49.5 mi, 093° E · 15k acres
Congaree National Park (National Park) — 49.5 mi, 093° E · 26k acres
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.0 mi, 170° S · 94k acres

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