2019 Map of Lyman

About this map

Lyman and the rural communities of Cedar Fork and Fountain define the landscape of this Duplin County region, where the county line with Onslow County runs through a network of creeks and swamps. The terrain is a complex hydrologic system marked by Back Swamp, Ninemile Cr, and Tenmile Cr, illustrating the low-lying coastal plain environment. Land use appears concentrated along established routes like Fountaintown Rd and Cypress Creek Rd, with Bethlehem Church serving as a central community landmark. The presence of Long Straw Ridge provides a slight topographical contrast to the surrounding drainage basins of Cypress Creek and the Lee Baysden Pond area. For genealogists, the map preserves the names of numerous local families through roads such as Eneas Lanier Rd, Arthur Sloan Rd, and Kenan Graham Ln, which trace the historical ownership and settlement patterns of this agrarian section of North Carolina.