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1971 Map of Johns

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Johns
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

St Andrews College anchors the northern edge of this landscape where the coastal plain of North Carolina meets the South Carolina border. The Laurinburg and Southern railroad cuts a diagonal path through the terrain, serving rural communities like Johns and Hasty. The map reveals a dense network of country churches and schools that once defined the social fabric of Scotland and Robeson counties, including the South Scotland Sch, Smyrna Ch, and the Jerusalem Ch.

Hydrological features dominate the lowland areas, characterized by the wide, swampy corridors of Leith Creek and Shoe Heel Creek. Local history is preserved in landmarks such as the Stewartsville Cem and the Old Railroad Grade north of Johns. The map also captures several "sandpits" and localized industry near McArthur Crossroads, illustrating the early 1970s land use before suburban expansion reached further from Laurinburg.