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1964 Map of Lake Wheeler

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Lake Wheeler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Lake Wheeler and the Swift Creek valley dominate this landscape south of Raleigh, capturing the transition from the capital's southern suburbs to the rural farmland of Wake County. In the mid-1960s, the area south of the city was defined by expanding residential neighborhoods like Carolina Pines, Greenbrier Estates, and Echo Heights, while much of the central map remained dedicated to the North Carolina State University Research Units and agricultural heritage near Yates Millpond.

Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous family-named burial grounds dotting the hillsides, including the Stephens, Patrick, and Stephenson cemeteries. Significant institutional landmarks are present, most notably the State School for Blind and Deaf near Cloverdale and the Holding Industrial Education Center further south. The map also records the rail infrastructure of the Norfolk Southern and Southern lines as they converge toward the city through small crossroads like McCullers and Banks.