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2010 Map of Lucama

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Lucama
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Lucama serves as the primary hub in this eastern North Carolina landscape, where a dense network of country roads connects several historic rural crossroads. The area is defined by the winding course of Contentnea Creek, which is fed by numerous tributaries including Marsh Swamp, Little Swamp, and Mill Branch. These watercourses dictate the layout of the land, with larger reservoirs like Buckhorn Lake and Hinnants Lake managed by the Buckhorn Lake Dam and Hinnants Lake Dam.

Settlement patterns reveal a series of family-named junctions such as Stotts Crossroads, Wilkerson Crossroads, and Moores Crossroads, indicating the decentralized agrarian nature of the region. Transportation is dominated by the modern diagonal corridor of I-95, which cuts through the older grid established by routes like Old Raleigh Rd and Governor Hunt Rd. The presence of Aycock Crossing and small clusters like Hawra and Fillmore offer specific points of interest for those studying the local genealogy and township development of Wilson County.