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1968 Map of Efland

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Efland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Efland serves as the focal point of this Orange County landscape, where the Southern railway line and Interstate corridor intersect a network of established country roads. The map captures a transition between the rural Piedmont and developing infrastructure, evident in the numerous small community centers like Miles, Cooper Grove, and Cheeks Crossroads. This area is particularly dense with historic congregational sites, ranging from the Lebanon Ch in the north to the Cross Roads Ch and its adjacent Cross Roads Cem to the south.

Water plays a central role in the local geography, with the Efland Millpond and several creek systems like Sevenmile Creek and Crabtree Creek shaping the land. The presence of the Efland-Cheeks Sch and the County Home Cem provides significant genealogical markers for those researching the social fabric of the region during the late 1960s, while the southern reaches near Turkey Hill remain largely defined by timbered terrain and small farmsteads.