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1986 Map of Hope Mills

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Hope Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Hope Mills serves as the central hub of this 1980s landscape, positioned where the waters of Little Rockfish Creek and Buckhead Creek converge at Hope Mills Lake. The surrounding Cumberland County countryside reveals a complex network of small settlements and transportation corridors, including Colonial Heights, Roslin, and McMillan. The presence of several Sandpits indicates the local industrial activity of the era, while the transition from active rail lines like the CSX Railroad to an Old RR Gr suggests a changing logistics landscape.

Genealogists and local historians will find a high concentration of community landmarks, particularly country churches and family burial sites. The map documents numerous spiritual centers such as Stony Point Ch, Spring Hill Ch, and Green Spring Ch. Natural features like Gallberry Bay and Indian Camp Swamp dominate the southeastern terrain, defining the limits of development near the Cumberland Co Robeson Co line.