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2016 Map of Bailey

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Bailey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Bloomery Swamp and Toisnot Swamp define the low-lying drainage patterns of this coastal plain landscape along the Nash and Wilson County border. The town of Bailey serves as a primary hub, organized around a traditional street grid including Deans St and Vance St, while the community of Sims sits further southeast. The area is characterized by a high density of named crossroads and small settlements like Stanhope, Strickland Crossroads, and High Crossroads, suggesting a history of decentralized rural agriculture and localized commerce.

Transportation corridors follow both modern alignments and older winding routes like Old Smithfield Rd and Old Bailey Hwy. Water features are prominent throughout the quadrangle, including numerous family-named bodies such as Stanciels Pond, Morgans Pond, and Perrys Pond. For genealogists, the Bailey Cem and various family-named roads like Bissette Camp Ln provide specific points of interest for tracing local heritage in this part of North Carolina.