1964 Map of Flowers

About this map

Buffalo Creek and Cattail Creek carve through this Johnston County landscape, defining the rural character of the Wilders and O'Neals districts. The map documents a mid-century agricultural community anchored by a dense network of country churches and family cemeteries, such as Hocutt Cem and Eason Cem. This 1964 survey, with purple revisions from 1973, reveals the transition of the region, noting the Corinth Holder High Sch and the Flowers Ranch Landing Strip as modern fixtures amid older settlements. Small communities like Archers Lodge, Emit, and Hocutts Crossroads serve as local hubs, while Wendell Lake and Cattail Lake provide significant water features. The southern edge is defined by the Neuse River, where the terrain begins to slope toward the river bottoms near Camp Atkinson.