1970s Maps of Nash County, North Carolina

1. 1975 Map of Rocky Mount, 1978 Print

   

   1975 Rocky Mount

   1978 Print · USGS

   Rocky Mount and the surrounding Nash County countryside are captured in this mid-1970s aerial survey. Local historians and genealogists can trace the footprint of the city alongside nearby settlements like Sharpsburg and Battleboro as they appeared decades ago.

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4. 1977 Map of Nashville

   

   1977 Nashville

   1977 Print · USGS

   Nash County in the late seventies is centered on the growing town of Nashville, where rail lines and regional schools meet the surrounding farmland. Researchers can trace rural lineages through numerous country churches and cemeteries, such as Taylors Chapel, Sapony Ch, and Oakland Cem.

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7. 1977 Map of Rocky Mount

   

   1977 Rocky Mount

   1977 Print · USGS

   Rocky Mount is captured in the late seventies as it expanded across the Nash and Edgecombe county lines. Researchers can trace neighborhood growth through Woodlawn and Sunset or locate local landmarks like Buck Leonard Park and the Drive-in Theater.

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10. 1977 Map of Winstead Crossroads

    

    1977 Winstead Crossroads

    1977 Print · USGS

    Coastal Plain farmland and growing aviation hubs meet at the Nash and Wilson county line during the late seventies. Researchers can trace the heritage of rural communities through local landmarks like Winstead Crossroads, Finch Mill, and Tar River Sch.

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13. 1977 Map of Elm City

    

    1977 Elm City

    1977 Print · USGS

    Coastal plain agriculture and rail transport meet in the late 1970s at the junction of Nash, Wilson, and Edgecombe counties. Researchers can trace historic family landmarks and rural nodes like Elm City, Bridgersville, and Pleasant Hope Ch.

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16. 1978 Map of Bailey

    

    1978 Bailey

    1978 Print · USGS

    The Nash and Wilson County border comes alive in the late 1970s, showing a landscape of small farming communities and swampy lowlands. You can trace family history through numerous rural cemeteries and landmark churches like Floods Chapel and Mitchells Chapel.

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19. 1978 Map of Middlesex

    

    1978 Middlesex

    1978 Print · USGS

    Coastal plain farmland and tobacco-country crossroads define this corner of Nash County in the late 1970s. Trace family roots and local history through numerous country churches like St Bethel Church and community centers like Social Plains or Middlesex.

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22. 1978 Map of Bunn East

    

    1978 Bunn East

    1978 Print · USGS

    Eastern Franklin and western Nash counties are captured here in the late seventies, showing a landscape defined by the Tar River. Genealogists and historians can locate rural communities like Seven Paths, Daddysville, and Pine Ridge, alongside numerous country churches and cemeteries.

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25. 1978 Map of Stancils Chapel

    

    1978 Stancils Chapel

    1978 Print · USGS

    The tri-county border of Johnston, Wilson, and Nash counties in the late seventies reveals a landscape of traditional crossroads and rural congregations. Trace family roots at Stilleys Crossroads or through local landmarks like Antioch Ch and the Buckhorn Reservoir.

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28. 1978 Map of Centerville, 1979 Print

    

    1978 Centerville

    1979 Print · USGS

    The Franklin and Warren County borderlands appear here in the late seventies as a landscape of winding creeks and rural crossroads. Local historians can trace the foundations of these communities through landmarks like Fork Chapel, Wester Ch, and the settlement of Wood.

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31. 1978 Map of Spring Hope, 1982 Print

    

    1978 Spring Hope

    1982 Print · USGS

    Spring Hope and the western Nash County countryside are captured here in the late seventies. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Oakdale Cem, Taylor Crossroads, and rural churches like Bunn Chapel.

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34. 1979 Map of Castalia

    

    1979 Castalia

    1979 Print · USGS

    The Franklin and Nash county line in the 1970s shows a landscape of established rural crossroads and small communities. Genealogists can trace family landmarks and burial sites near Castalia, Cedar Rock Ch, and the settlement at Corinth.

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37. 1979 Map of Justice

    

    1979 Justice

    1979 Print · USGS

    Franklin and Nash counties come to life in the late seventies, showing a landscape of quiet rural crossroads and family-named landmarks. Researchers can trace local heritage through sites like Duke Memorial Ch, Stallings Crossroads, and the grounds of Bunn High Sch.

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