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2013 Map of Red Springs

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Red Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Red Springs serves as the central hub of this North Carolina landscape, where a dense network of local roads and state routes converges in Robeson County. The town is flanked by a complex system of riparian lowlands, including the broad reaches of Raft Swamp to the northeast and Richland Swamp to the south. This hydrology defines the area's geography, with numerous smaller drainages like Panther Br and McLeans Branch threading between the scattered agricultural settlements.

Smaller communities such as Shannon and Philadelphus anchor the outskirts, linked by historic corridors like S Old Wire Rd. Aviation history is noted at the Buie Field Airport, while local landmarks like Greenbrier Lake and Buie Pond Small provide specific points of reference for genealogists and local historians tracing the evolution of these rural crossroads and the families settled near the many named swamps.