2016 Map of Kannapolis

About this map

The boundary between Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties anchors this 2016 survey, a landscape defined by the suburban expansion of the Charlotte and Concord metropolitan areas. Water management and drainage are central to the terrain, marked by systems like Irish Buffalo Creek and Coddle Creek, as well as localized impoundments such as Barr Lake and Seaford Pond. The map captures a moment of intense transportation and infrastructure development, featuring the Concord Regional Airport and the complex web of residential roads surrounding the core of Kannapolis. While modern housing developments predominate, older place names like Poplar Tent, Cannon Crossroads, and Cox Mill persist, serving as identifiers for formerly rural crossroads that have been absorbed into the modern Piedmont sprawl. Small residential enclaves like Fisher Town and Shady Brook illustrate the fine-grained residential patterns typical of this era's growth.