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1959 Map of Garland

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Garland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Clinton and Garland anchor this detailed look at central Sampson County in the late 1950s, a landscape defined by the winding course of South Swamp and Great Coharie Creek. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad cuts a diagonal path through the terrain, connecting smaller communities like Roseboro and Parkersburg to the regional hubs. The sheet reveals a dense network of country churches and rural schools, such as Andrews Chapel, Smith Chapel, and the Ingold-Taylors Bridge Sch, which served as vital community centers for scattered farmsteads.

A distinctive geographical feature of this quadrangle is the series of elliptical depressions identified as bays, including Indian Camp Bay and Beaver Dam Bay. These unusual landforms, along with the extensive wetlands of Cromartie Marsh and Rocky Marsh Swamp, illustrate the complex drainage patterns of the coastal plain. For genealogists, the map is particularly useful for locating numerous unnamed cemeteries and family landmarks like Mathis Mill Br and Boney Pond.