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1963 Map of Ringwood

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Ringwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Fishing Creek and its many winding tributaries define this rural landscape on the border of Halifax and Nash Counties in the early 1960s. The settlement of Ringwood serves as a local hub, surrounded by a dense network of family cemeteries and country churches that speak to the deep-rooted community history of the area. Features like Turkey Branch Ch, Saints Chapel, and the Eastman Sch highlight the social foundations of these small crossroads.

The terrain is a complex system of drainage basins, including Jacket Swamp, Breeches Swamp, and Jack Horse Swamp. Evidence of 20th-century infrastructure is present through the Medoc Lookout Tower in the northwest and a prominent Water Tank near White Oak. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its precise location of numerous family burial grounds, such as the Knight Cem, Johnson Cem, and Ethridge Cem, which are often difficult to locate in modern contexts.