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1974 Map of Creedmoor

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Creedmoor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

Creedmoor serves as the focal point of this Piedmont landscape, appearing here at a time of significant transition. The map captures the creation of Falls Lake and the establishment of Falls Lake State Park, with purple revisions indicating the expanding waterlines of the reservoir system along the Neuse River. These hydraulic changes reshaped the traditional drainage patterns of Ledge Creek and Beaverdam Creek, altering the rural character of the borderlands between Granville and Wake Counties.

Away from the new shoreline, the established infrastructure of the era remains visible, including the Seaboard Coast Line railroad corridor and local education centers like South Granville Sch and Hawley Sch. Small settlements such as Northside and Sandy Plain are documented alongside numerous country churches, including Union Ch and New Light Ch, providing a detailed record of the community's mid-century footprint.