1948 Map of Kenansville

About this map

Kenansville serves as the central hub for this late 1940s landscape, where the Northeast River and its various tributaries carve through a patchwork of woodland and agriculture. The map captures a transition point in North Carolina infrastructure, highlighting the network of roads that connected rural family commerce at locations like Teacheys Store and Hancheys Store. To the north, the Logging Road near Beulaville points toward the era's timber industry, while the south is dominated by the sprawling Angola Swamp. Community life is anchored by a significant number of rural institutions, from the Elder Creek Ch to Sarecta, illustrating the density of small-scale settlement before modern highway consolidation. The proximity of the Northeast River to places like Chinquapin shows how the hydrology of Duplin County dictated the placement of these early crossroads and agricultural centers.