Old map question

[MasonDixonMding]

One of my best sites is only on a old hand drawn map. In stead of having a name next to the dot it has the letters S.C.
I just thought that the guy making the map didn’t know the name. But I just found another map in a different location that had the same letters S.C. I just don’t know what this could be. Anyone know or have a guess?

 

[hoser]

Could it mean south corner?

 

[MasonDixonMding]

Could it mean south corner?

It looks like all the other named home sites to me. The only aberrations I see are B.S. for black smith and P.O. For post office. May they just didn’t know the guys full name?

 

[hoser]

OK then, Since there are those two things, how about Stage Coach stop or station?

 

[MasonDixonMding]

OK then, Since there are those two things, how about Stage Coach stop or station?

??

 

[hoser]

You did say there was a Blacksmith and a Post Office right. To me, that would indicate a small community or village of sorts.

 

[Gare]

South Carolina

 

[Gare]

Could it possibly mean Some ones name ?

 

[bottlecap4u]

local historical society might know?

 

[bottlecap4u]

thought about it some more perhaps its a School/Church?

 

[Relicmanrich]

Yes, most times it was a school house

 

[cellrdwellr]

I noticed the same thing on some of my old maps, but in my case, it was an abbreviation for a gentleman who owned a few different properties. Instead of spelling out his name three times, they spelt it out once, and abbreviated it twice.

 

[bottlecap4u]

Yes, most times it was a school house

but was it used as both during the time the map was made, if it was a school at that time, stands to reason, probably, S=School, what's the "C"?

 

[Chroma]

I noticed the same thing on some of my old maps, but in my case, it was an abbreviation for a gentleman who owned a few different properties. Instead of spelling out his name three times, they spelt it out once, and abbreviated it twice.

This is the correct answer

 

[DJW]

One room schoolhouse were often used for church services on Sundays. S.C. You already had that answer bottlecap4u.