2019 Map of Elm City

About this map

Elm City and Sharpsburg anchor the western corridor of this 2019 survey, illustrating the persistence of rail-aligned settlements along the border of Nash and Wilson counties. The landscape is defined by its intricate hydrography, where the headwaters of Cattail Swamp and Town Creek carve through the agricultural coastal plain. This modern topographic study preserves the placement of long-established rural junctions such as Cobbs Crossroads and Penders Crossroads, which continue to serve as local landmarks amidst a patchwork of family farms and timber tracts.