1967 Map of Rolesville

About this map

Rolesville serves as a central hub on this North Carolina landscape, where the agricultural traditions of the Piedmont meet the expanding infrastructure of the late 1960s. The map illustrates a transition from the Seaboard Coast Line corridor in Wake Forest to a web of rural crossroads including Lassiter, Barham, and Harris Crossroads. Water management is prominent, featuring the Wake Forest Reservoir and numerous smaller impoundments like Moores Pond and Penny Hill Lake, which likely supported local farming and milling operations such as Mitchell Millpond. Local spiritual and community life is anchored by several country churches, including Oak Grove Ch and Beulah Ch. An interesting industrial feature is the Quarry near Lassiter, and the presence of an Old Railroad Grade provides a clear view of an earlier transportation network that once bypassed the current commercial centers.