2019 Map of Chadbourn

About this map

Chadbourn serves as the central hub of this Columbus County landscape, where the convergence of major transit routes including US-74 and US-76 meet the local grid of streets like W Smith St and Gilliard Rd. The surrounding countryside is defined by a unique geological pattern of elliptical depressions known as Carolina Bays, illustrated by named features such as Hell Cat Bay, Fivemile Bay, and Fox Pond Bay. These wetlands are often interspersed with timbered tracts and drainage systems like Beaver Dam Swamp and Fivemile Br. Smaller rural communities and rail-side points such as Grist, Wards, and Braswell dot the outskirts, connected by a network of family-named roads. Genealogists will find the Chadbourn Cem and Belle View Cem clearly marked, alongside various residential clusters that have persisted through the turn of the 21st century.