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1978 Map of Centerville

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Centerville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The community of Centerville sits at the convergence of several rural roads in the late 1970s, serving as a central point for this agricultural landscape on the border of Franklin, Warren, Nash, and Halifax counties. The area is defined by its extensive network of watercourses, including Fishing Creek, Shocco Creek, and Sandy Creek, which meander through a terrain dotted with numerous family and community landmarks. Genealogists will find a high concentration of small burial grounds and rural sanctuaries, such as Fork Chapel, Gilfield Ch, and Red Bud Ch.

Evidence of early industry and local land use remains visible, including a Mine located near the crossing of Fishing Creek and a Jeep Trail cutting through the northern reaches. The transition from the more settled crossroads at Wood to the broad wetlands of White Oak Swamp illustrates the varied rural character of the North Carolina coastal plain, where isolated churches like Perry Chapel and Wester Ch provided the social backbone for dispersed family homesteads.