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1964 Map of Clayton

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Clayton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

Clayton serves as the primary hub of this landscape, situated along the Southern railroad line as it was surveyed in the early 1960s. The town’s grid is centered around industrial and civic markers such as the Water Tank and Hocutt Memorial Ch, while residential expansion is noted in purple revisions from the 1970s. The surrounding Johnston County countryside is defined by the winding course of the Neuse River, which separates the township from the community of Archers Lodge and the agricultural lands of Wilders.

Genealogists will find a high density of family burial grounds scattered across the terrain, including Hinton Cem, Sasser Cem, and Wale Cem. Rural life is anchored by small crossroad settlements like Shotwell and Lees Crossroads, alongside significant local institutions such as Cooper High Sch and the State Forestry Dept Nursery. The map records a period of transition as traditional farmsteads and old country churches, like Clydes Chapel, meet the encroaching development near the Wake County and Johnston County border.