1970s Maps of Chatham County, North Carolina

1. 1970 Map of Goldston, 1972 Print

   

   1970 Goldston

   1972 Print · USGS

   Chatham and Moore counties meet along the Deep River in the early seventies, where rail lines and river bends shaped local life. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Walters Sch, Mt Herman Ch, and the rural community of Goldston.

   3 unique versions available

   DownloadBuy print
   DownloadBuy print

3. ---

4. 1970 Map of Pittsboro, 1973 Print

   

   1970 Pittsboro

   1973 Print · USGS

   Pittsboro and the surrounding Chatham County countryside are captured here in the early seventies, showing a town defined by its local schools and historic rural churches. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as Old Rock Spring Ch, Horton High Sch, and the winding Rocky River.

   2 unique versions available

   DownloadBuy print
   DownloadBuy print

6. ---

7. 1970 Map of Colon, 1973 Print

   

   1970 Colon

   1973 Print · USGS

   Lee and Chatham counties are shown at a time of local industrial and transit expansion in the early 1970s. Trace family roots and local history through features like Colon, the Farmville Cem, and numerous Claypits along the SEABOARD COAST LINE.

   2 unique versions available

   DownloadBuy print
   DownloadBuy print

9. ---

10. 1970 Map of Bear Creek, 1973 Print

    

    1970 Bear Creek

    1973 Print · USGS

    Chatham and Moore counties were predominantly rural in the early 1970s, defined by a network of Baptist and Methodist congregations and quiet railway crossings. Researchers can trace the path of the SOUTHERN line through Bear Creek or find the Old Railroad Grade near Harpers Crossroads.

    2 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

12. ---

13. 1970 Map of Moncure, 1973 Print

    

    1970 Moncure

    1973 Print · USGS

    The confluence of the Deep and Haw Rivers defines this Chatham County landscape in the early seventies as industrial growth meets rural tradition. Trace the rail lines of the Seaboard Coast Line and find landmarks like Rose Hill Ch or the Copper Mine.

    2 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

15. ---

16. 1970 Map of Siler City NE, 1973 Print

    

    1970 Siler City NE

    1973 Print · USGS

    Chatham County’s rural river valleys and ridges are captured here during the early seventies. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Evans Chapel, Landrum, and the many country churches such as Meronies Ch and Sandy Branch Ch that anchor the landscape.

    2 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

18. ---

19. 1973 Map of Green Level, 1975 Print

    

    1973 Green Level

    1975 Print · USGS

    The North Carolina Piedmont is captured here during the mid-seventies, showing the early stages of Lake B Everett Jordan. Researchers can trace old family landmarks and community hubs like Green Level, Marthas Chapel, and O'Kellys Ch.

    2 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

21. ---

22. 1974 Map of Silk Hope, 1976 Print

    

    1974 Silk Hope

    1976 Print · USGS

    Chatham County in the 1970s remains a landscape of quiet rural settlements and established country churches. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Mt Vernon Ch and Emmaus Ch or trace the early paths of Terrells Creek and Cattail Creek.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

24. ---

25. 1974 Map of Crutchfield Crossroads, 1976 Print

    

    1974 Crutchfield Crossroads

    1976 Print · USGS

    The rural border of Alamance and Chatham counties is captured here in the mid-seventies, showing a landscape of timber, small farms, and deep-rooted congregations. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Crutchfield Crossroads or churches like Piney Grove Ch and Pleasant Grove Ch.

    2 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

27. ---

28. 1974 Map of New Hill, 1977 Print

    

    1974 New Hill

    1977 Print · USGS

    Wake County was undergoing significant landscape changes in the 1970s as new water projects and rail lines intersected. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Olive Chapel, Friendship, and the Pleasant Plains Sch before the rising waters of B Everett Jordan Lake altered the terrain.

    4 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

30. ---

31. 1974 Map of Cokesbury, 1977 Print

    

    1974 Cokesbury

    1977 Print · USGS

    Harnett and Wake counties show a landscape of rural crossroads and river drainage during the mid-seventies. Trace the Norfolk Southern rail corridor or locate family landmarks like Prince Chapel and the Buckhorn Dam.

    4 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

33. ---

34. 1974 Map of Liberty, 1977 Print

    

    1974 Liberty

    1977 Print · USGS

    Randolph County in the 1970s remains a landscape of traditional crossroads communities and rural churches centered on Liberty and Staley. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations through sites like Old Mc Masters Cem, Fairview Cem, and the Eastern Randolph High Sch.

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

36. ---

37. 1978 Map of Farrington

    

    1978 Farrington

    1978 Print · USGS

    Chatham County’s rural landscape underwent a major change in the late 1970s as the B. Everett Jordan Lake reservoir began to reshape the river valleys. Local historians can trace old community ties at Farrington, find the Triangle Sch, and locate ancestral sites like Manns Chapel Cem.

    2 unique versions available

    DownloadBuy print
    DownloadBuy print

39. ---