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1942 Map of Charlotte

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Charlotte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Charlotte sits at the heart of this wartime landscape, a bustling transportation hub defined by the intersecting lines of the Southern and Seaboard Air Line railroads. The map captures the city just as its mid-century expansion was taking hold, with established green spaces like Revolution Park and Meyers Park providing structure to the urban core. Surrounding the city, a constellation of smaller settlements and crossroads like Chadwick Hoskins, Dixie, and Hoods Cross Road reveal the transition from industrial outskirts to the rural piedmont.

The topography is intricately carved by an extensive network of waterways, including Sugar Creek, McAlpine Creek, and Fourmile Creek, which flow southward across the North Carolina-South Carolina border. Beyond the city limits, community centers like Matthews, Pineville, and Weddington anchor the countryside, while landmarks such as Wesley Chapel and Alexanders Store serve as focal points for local history and genealogy research.