1970s Maps of Lee 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.

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4. 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.

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7. 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.

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10. 1974 Map of White Hill, 1976 Print

    

    1974 White Hill

    1976 Print · USGS

    The rural countryside near the Moore and Lee County line is captured here in the mid-1970s. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like White Hill and several country churches, including Euphronia Ch and Poplar Springs Ch.

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13. 1974 Map of Vass, 1976 Print

    

    1974 Vass

    1976 Print · USGS

    Moore County in the mid-seventies shows a landscape of established rail towns and emerging residential developments near the Lee County line. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites like Henderson Cem, Stones Chapel, and the Seaboard Coast Line through Vass.

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16. 1974 Map of Mamers, 1977 Print

    

    1974 Mamers

    1977 Print · USGS

    Harnett County remains a rural landscape in the 1970s, defined by the winding course of the Cape Fear River and the newly established Raven Rock State Park. Researchers can trace the heritage of local crossroads like Mamers or locate family-named landmarks such as Antioch Ch and Boone Trail.

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19. 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.

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22. 1974 Map of Sanford, 1977 Print

    

    1974 Sanford

    1977 Print · USGS

    Sanford and the surrounding Lee County countryside are captured here in the mid-seventies, showing a region defined by its busy railroad junctions and rural settlements. Genealogists and historians can trace local landmarks like Buffalo Cem, Shallow Well Ch, and the old Williams Sch.

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25. 1977 Map of Broadway

    

    1977 Broadway

    1977 Print · USGS

    The rural borderlands of Lee and Harnett Counties are captured here in the late seventies, centered on the growing town of Broadway. Researchers can trace old family sites and transport routes through an Old Railroad Grade and numerous country churches like Morris Chapel and Juniper Springs Ch.

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