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Keowee & Mountain Reservoirs

Edited by Avery Parker for South Carolina Genealogy · Oconee County topic · Last reviewed July 11, 2026 · How we work & cite

Reservoir projects altered mountain community geography—verify burial and deed changes.

Keowee and related reservoir projects transformed mountain settlement patterns. When a place name vanishes, search removal/cemetery relocation notes and newspaper features as well as modern maps.