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1951 Map of Farrington

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Farrington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Edwards Mountain and Boothe Hill anchor a heavily wooded landscape in Chatham and Orange Counties during the early 1950s. This survey records a rural society organized around crossroads churches and small family holdings before regional development transformed the Piedmont. The settlement at Farrington sits near the Norfolk Southern rail line and the New Hope River, which meanders through the eastern portion of the quadrangle alongside Bush Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find a high density of named landmarks, including Manns Chapel Ch, White Rock Ch, and Merritt Chapel. The map details the transition from the upland ridges of Big Woods to the river lowlands, where the Haw River flows toward the southern boundary. These early paths and settlements, such as the Jefferson Davis Highway and Bells Sch, provide a clear record of the area's infrastructure before modern highway expansions and reservoir projects changed the hydrology of the New Hope basin.