1956 Map of Lilesville

About this map

Lilesville sits at the heart of this mid-1950s survey of Anson County, North Carolina, where the landscape is defined by the Seaboard Air Line railway and the vast waters of Blewett Falls Lake. The eastern edge of the map is dominated by the Pee Dee River, which marks the boundary with Richmond County. Rural life in this era is clearly documented through a dense network of community landmarks, including Henry Grove Sch and numerous country churches such as Gum Springs Ch and Forestville Zion Ch. A significant Strip Mine and a local Landing Strip reflect the mid-century industrial and transport developments near the center of the quadrangle. Further south, smaller communities like Cairo and Flat Rock appear alongside Jones Creek, providing essential detail for those tracing the family-named schools and cemeteries that anchored these rural neighborhoods before modern consolidation.