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1951 Map of Guilford

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Guilford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Guilford College serves as a prominent landmark in the northeast of this 1951 landscape, anchoring a community defined by its proximity to emerging transportation hubs and rural traditions. The Greensboro-High Point Airport sits at the heart of the sheet, surrounded by a network of local roads like Friendly Road and established rural settlements such as Friendship and Guilford. The convergence of the Southern railroad and several utility lines, including a significant Telephone Line and Pipe Line, highlights the area's mid-century role as a corridor for infrastructure between major North Carolina centers.

Water plays a vital role in the geography here, with the East Fork Deep River and West Fork Deep River meeting south of Whites Mill to form the Deep River. Numerous country churches and schools, such as Hickory Grove Ch, Smiths Grove Ch, and the Guilford Sch, are scattered throughout, providing clear reference points for genealogists tracing family roots in the Friendship and Jamestown townships. To the south, the spillway at High Point Lake and the Sedgefield Country Club indicate the growth of suburban recreation and utility management during the early 1950s.