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1956 Map of Ellerbe

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Ellerbe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Ellerbe serves as the primary hub in this mid-century survey of Richmond County, where the Seaboard Coast Line railroad runs north-to-south through the center of town. The landscape is defined by the transition from the rolling Sand Hills in the southeast to more prominent terrain like Pea Ridge and various unnamed peaks to the west. Water features heavily in the local geography, with the Pee Dee River and the Blewett Falls Lake Spillway marking the western edge of the quadrangle.

Rural community life is anchored by a dense network of country churches and schools, such as Mineral Springs Sch and Saron Ch. The presence of Camp Dick Henning (Boy Scouts) near the town of Ellerbe suggests the area's importance for regional recreation. Genealogists will find numerous family and community landmarks, including Lenzton and several burial sites like the Haywood Cem, which provide a detailed record of the mid-20th-century settlement pattern before later development altered these traditional boundaries.