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1969 Map of Kernersville

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Kernersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Kernersville serves as the focal point of this Piedmont survey, where the Southern railroad corridor established a historic industrial and transit spine through the landscape. The geography is defined by a dense network of small communities and rural intersections, including Beeson Crossroads, Union Cross, and the unusually named Horneytown. Purple revision overlays from the early 1990s reveal the rapid suburban expansion outward from the northern edge of High Point, particularly around the newly developed residential clusters near Oak Hollow Lake.

Educational and spiritual landmarks are prominent throughout the rural stretches, ranging from the campus of Southern Pilgrim College to long-standing community centers like Sedge Garden Ch and Abbotts Creek Ch. The terrain is deeply etched by watercourses such as Reedy Fork and Smith Creek, which dictated the early placement of roads like Old Winston RD and Payne Road. This map captures a significant period of change as the traditional agricultural crossroads transitioned into the modern Triad suburban corridor.