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Old Maps of Chapel Hill, North Carolina for Genealogy

Trace your family roots with 32 historic maps of Chapel Hill. These high-res maps reveal old neighborhoods, homesites, landmarks, and streets — helping you uncover where your ancestors lived and how the area evolved over time.

  • Explore historic neighborhoods: Identify where your relatives may have lived in the 1800s or 1900s.
  • Compare maps over time: Trace the changes in streets, buildings, and landmarks for multi-generational research.
  • Perfect for genealogy & ancestry research: Used by family historians and researchers to map out lineage and migration.

These maps are an incredible resource for exploring your personal connection to Chapel Hill's past.

Chapel Hill, NC maps

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  1. 1943 Map of Durham South
    1943 Map of Durham South
    1943 Durham South
    1943 Print · USGS
    Durham and its southern reaches are captured here in the early 1940s, showing a tobacco-and-rail landscape at its peak. Genealogists and local historians can trace legacy sites like Beechwood Cem, Lowes Grove, and Roger Grove Ch.
    2 unique versions available
  4. 1946 Map of Chapel Hill, 1958 Print
    1946 Map of Chapel Hill, 1958 Print
    1946 Chapel Hill
    1958 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Chapel Hill and Carrboro emerge from the post-war era as significant academic and transit hubs. Researchers can trace the layout of early neighborhoods, local family burials at Cheek Cem, and rural sites like Mason Farm or Horace Williams Airport.
    2 unique versions available
  7. 1947 Map of Chapel Hill
    1947 Map of Chapel Hill
    1947 Chapel Hill
    1947 Print · USGS
    Post-war North Carolina comes into focus through this survey of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through landmarks like Morris Grove Sch, Partin Cem, and the rural settlement at Blackwood.
    2 unique versions available
  10. 1951 Map of Farrington, 1952 Print
    1951 Map of Farrington, 1952 Print
    1951 Farrington
    1952 Print · USGS
    Chatham County’s Piedmont landscape is captured here in the early fifties, showing the rural crossroads and river bottomlands before major modernization. Local researchers can trace family landmarks like Manns Chapel Cem, Farrington, and the remote Bells Sch along the New Hope River.
    3 unique versions available
  13. 1951 Map of Durham South, 1953 Print
    1951 Map of Durham South, 1953 Print
    1951 Durham South
    1953 Print · USGS
    The mid-century landscape south of Durham shows a region on the cusp of modernization as the airport and highway networks began to expand. Genealogists and historians can locate rural landmarks such as Pearsontown, Lowes Grove, and Holland Chapel among the busy rail corridors of the Norfolk Southern.
    3 unique versions available
  16. 1953 Map of Raleigh, 1965 Print
    1953 Map of Raleigh, 1965 Print
    1953 Raleigh
    1965 Print · USGS
    Central North Carolina in the early sixties shows a landscape of growing towns and military hubs before the full expansion of the interstate system. Genealogists can trace family footprints across the Piedmont through Wake Forest, Siler City, and the large Fort Bragg Military Reservation.
    4 unique versions available
  19. 1954 Map of Raleigh
    1954 Map of Raleigh
    1954 Raleigh
    1954 Print · USGS
    The North Carolina Piedmont and Sandhills are captured in the mid-fifties during a period of steady regional growth. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of towns like Siler City or locate landmarks such as Falls of Neuse and Camp Mackall.
  22. 1973 Map of Southwest Durham, 1977 Print
    1973 Map of Southwest Durham, 1977 Print
    1973 Southwest Durham
    1977 Print · USGS
    Durham and its southern suburbs are captured in the early seventies, showcasing a transition from a rail-centered city to an interstate-connected hub. Genealogists and historians can trace institutional roots at Duke University or locate family plots at Maplewood Cemetery and Beechwood Cem.
    4 unique versions available
  25. 1978 Map of Farrington
    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
  28. 1978 Map of Chapel Hill
    1978 Map of Chapel Hill
    1978 Chapel Hill
    1978 Print · USGS
    The university town of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are shown during their late-seventies expansion. Researchers can locate campus landmarks like Kenan Stadium or trace old rural outposts such as Eubanks and the McDuffie Mem Ch.
    3 unique versions available
  31. 1980 Map of Chapel Hill, 1983 Print
    1980 Map of Chapel Hill, 1983 Print
    1980 Chapel Hill
    1983 Print · USGS
    Chapel Hill at the start of the 1980s is captured in high-resolution aerial imagery, showing the town's expansion into the surrounding Orange County woodlands. Trace the development of the university community near University Lake and the rural reaches of Eubanks.
  34. 1984 Map of Chapel Hill, 1985 Print
    1984 Map of Chapel Hill, 1985 Print
    1984 Chapel Hill
    1985 Print · USGS
    North Carolina’s Piedmont and the northern reaches of the Uwharrie Mountains are captured here in the mid-eighties. Genealogists can trace family roots through rural landmarks like Union Chapel or locate old rail stops along the Seaboard line.
  37. 1984 Map of Raleigh, 1985 Print
    1984 Map of Raleigh, 1985 Print
    1984 Raleigh
    1985 Print · USGS
    The North Carolina Research Triangle is shown during a decade of rapid growth, from the sprawl of Raleigh to the expanding waters of Falls Lake. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the Seaboard Coast Line or locate landmark sites like Dorothea Dix State Hospital and Fuquay-Varina.
  40. 1990 Map of Raleigh, 1991 Print
    1990 Map of Raleigh, 1991 Print
    1990 Raleigh
    1991 Print · USGS
    Greater Raleigh and the Research Triangle entered a period of significant suburban growth during the 1990s. Researchers can trace the development of towns like Fuquay-Varina and Wake Forest or locate landmarks such as the State Prison and Harris Reservoir.
    2 unique versions available
  43. 1993 Map of Southwest Durham, 1998 Print
    1993 Map of Southwest Durham, 1998 Print
    1993 Southwest Durham
    1998 Print · USGS
    Southwestern Durham and the outlying areas of Lowes Grove are captured here in the early nineties as the region's university and research centers continued to expand. Genealogists and local historians can trace the grounds of Maplewood Cemetery, locate the old Whitted Jr High Sch, and follow the shoreline of B Everett Jordan Lake.
  46. 1993 Map of Chapel Hill, 1998 Print
    1993 Map of Chapel Hill, 1998 Print
    1993 Chapel Hill
    1998 Print · USGS
    The university hub of Chapel Hill and Carrboro is captured here during a period of significant late-century growth. Researchers can trace the development of the University of North Carolina campus, locate family plots in Restland Mem Gardens, and identify landmarks like Iron Mine Hill or Horace Williams Airport.
  49. 1993 Map of Farrington, 1999 Print
    1993 Map of Farrington, 1999 Print
    1993 Farrington
    1999 Print · USGS
    Chatham County during the 1990s shows a landscape transformed by the waters of B. Everett Jordan Lake. Genealogists and local historians can trace family sites like Riggsbee Cemetery and old landmarks like Pritchards Mill Creek and Bells.
  52. 2010 Map of Farrington, 2010 Print
    2010 Map of Farrington, 2010 Print
    2010 Farrington
    2010 Print · USGS
    Covers Chapel Hill, including Farrington, Bells, and other nearby areas
  55. 2010 Map of Southwest Durham, 2010 Print
    2010 Map of Southwest Durham, 2010 Print
    2010 Southwest Durham
    2010 Print · USGS
    Covers Chapel Hill, including Durham, Falconbridge, and other nearby areas
  58. 2010 Map of Chapel Hill, 2010 Print
    2010 Map of Chapel Hill, 2010 Print
    2010 Chapel Hill
    2010 Print · USGS
    Covers Chapel Hill, including Durham, Carrboro, and other nearby areas
  61. 2013 Map of Chapel Hill, 2013 Print
    2013 Map of Chapel Hill, 2013 Print
    2013 Chapel Hill
    2013 Print · USGS
    Covers Chapel Hill, including Durham, Carrboro, and other nearby areas
  64. 2013 Map of Farrington, 2013 Print
    2013 Map of Farrington, 2013 Print
    2013 Farrington
    2013 Print · USGS
    Covers Chapel Hill, including Farrington, Bells, and other nearby areas
  67. 2013 Map of Southwest Durham, 2013 Print
    2013 Map of Southwest Durham, 2013 Print
    2013 Southwest Durham
    2013 Print · USGS
    Covers Chapel Hill, including Durham, Falconbridge, and other nearby areas
  70. 2016 Map of Farrington, 2016 Print
    2016 Map of Farrington, 2016 Print
    2016 Farrington
    2016 Print · USGS
    Covers Chapel Hill, including Farrington, Bells, and other nearby areas
  73. 2016 Map of Chapel Hill, 2016 Print
    2016 Map of Chapel Hill, 2016 Print
    2016 Chapel Hill
    2016 Print · USGS
    Covers Chapel Hill, including Durham, Carrboro, and other nearby areas
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