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1986 Map of Clinton South

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Clinton South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Clinton serves as the focal point for this mid-1980s survey of southern Sampson County, where the urban grid meets the agricultural reaches of coastal North Carolina. The landscape is defined by the branching waters of the Great Coharie Creek and its many tributaries like Crane Creek and Buckhorn Creek, which carve through the terrain and influence local settlement patterns. Important local institutions are prominently featured, including Sampson College and the Sampson County Airport, reflecting the area's development as an educational and logistical hub.

Rural life is preserved through a dense network of country churches and crossroads settlements. Small communities such as Beulah, Moltonville, and Butlers Crossroads anchor the surrounding farmland, while numerous small churches like St Paul Ch, Andrews Chapel, and Mt Gilead Ch provide vital genealogical markers. The Seaboard railroad corridor and the presence of several cemeteries further map the historical infrastructure and lineage of this coastal plain region.