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1964 Map of Pilot Mountain

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Pilot Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Pilot Mountain serves as the focal point for this survey of the Piedmont region, where the town transitions into the rising elevations of Sauratown Mtn and Quaker Gap. The landscape is a network of small family farming communities and spiritual centers, such as Locust Grove Ch, Toms Creek Ch, and Jessup Grove Ch. Many of these settlements are identified by familial cemeteries including the Bill France Stand Cem, Venable Cem, and Beasley Cem, providing a detailed record for genealogical research.

Infrastructure in the mid-1960s is represented by the Southern railroad line passing through the town, near the Pilot Mountain Filtration Plant and a local Drive-in Theater. Further north, the unincorporated community of Westfield sits near the crossing of Meadow Branch and Big Creek, illustrating the dispersed settlement patterns common along the Surry and Stokes County line before modern suburban expansion.