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1948 Map of Richlands

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Richlands
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Richlands stands as a central hub at the intersection of early North Carolina roads, surrounded by a landscape defined by the unique swampy basins of the coastal plain. The terrain is notably marked by the evocative Hell Pocosin and Purgatory Pocosin, dense evergreen shrub bogs that shaped the local settlement patterns and agriculture of Onslow and Duplin counties. These pocosin wetlands are drained by a network of waterways including Mill Swamp and the headwaters of the New River.

Genealogists will find a detailed distribution of small 1940s rural communities such as Jarmantown, Ervintown, and Petersburg. The map meticulously records local institutional life, preserving the locations of the Potters Hill Sch and Springfield Sch, alongside several community landmarks like Cedar Fork Baptist Ch and Sandhill Baptist Ch. In the south, Lake Catherine and Floyd Lake provide distinct landmarks amidst the winding reaches of Southwest Creek.