Old Maps of Dawson, North Carolina for Academic Research

1. 1914 Map of Kinston

   

   1914 Kinston

   1914 Print · USGS

   Before the onset of the First World War, the rural landscape of eastern North Carolina was a dense network of railroad sidings, country schools, and pocosin wetlands. Genealogists can trace family landmarks and forgotten settlements like Hookerton, Suggs Siding, and Saints Delight Church.

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4. 1916 Map of Kinston

   

   1916 Kinston

   1916 Print · USGS

   The Neuse River and Contentnea Creek basins are shown here during the mid-1910s, capturing the transition of eastern North Carolina's rural landscape. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Suggs School, Beulah Church, and Mewborns Crossroads.

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7. 1953 Map of Rocky Mount, 1964 Print

   

   1953 Rocky Mount

   1964 Print · USGS

   Eastern North Carolina in the mid-fifties is defined by its deep river basins and the vast wetlands of the Tidewater. Genealogists can trace family roots through hubs like Kinston and New Bern or explore the wilderness of Pettigrew State Park and Lake Mattamuskeet.

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10. 1954 Map of Rocky Mount

    

    1954 Rocky Mount

    1954 Print · USGS

    Eastern North Carolina is mapped in the mid-fifties, showing a landscape of sounds, swamps, and steam-era rail lines. Genealogists can trace the rural road networks and rail spurs connecting towns like Tarboro, Greenville, and the remote Columbia.

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13. 1983 Map of Falling Creek

    

    1983 Falling Creek

    1983 Print · USGS

    The Lenoir County countryside comes into focus in the early eighties as a network of rail-side settlements and swamp-fed lowlands. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through Pinelawn Cem and Temple Israel Cem or locate the Kennedy Mem Home and Falling Creek Station.

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16. 1985 Map of Kinston

    

    1985 Kinston

    1985 Print · USGS

    Coastal plain life and Cold War infrastructure meet in the mid-eighties as the Neuse River winds through agricultural heartlands. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Falling Creek Cem, old milling sites such as Tulls Mill, and the massive Voice of America Radio Towers.

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19. 1998 Map of Falling Creek, 2001 Print

    

    1998 Falling Creek

    2001 Print · USGS

    Western Kinston and the rural Lenoir-Greene county line are captured here in the late nineties, showing a landscape defined by creeks and swamps. Researchers can locate numerous local landmarks like Falling Creek Station, Banks Chapel, and the grounds of the Kennedy Mem Home.

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22. 2022 Map of Falling Creek, 2022 Print

    

    2022 Falling Creek

    2022 Print · USGS

    Coastal plain settlements and family farmsteads flourish along the border of Greene and Lenoir counties in the early 2020s. Researchers can locate ancestral sites at Pinelawn Cem, the rural hamlet of Institute, and along the winding banks of Wheat Swamp.

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