Roseboro serves as the primary municipal hub in this region, where a structured grid of streets meets the surrounding wetlands and agricultural land. The South River forms a wandering natural boundary between Sampson and Cumberland Counties, cutting through a landscape dominated by distinct hydrological features like Piney Pocosin and Big Pond Swamp. These features, along with Big White Bay, reflect the traditional pocosin and bay ecosystems of the North Carolina coastal plain, where drainage and water flow dictate the placement of roads and settlements.
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1909 · Coharie
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Florence
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Raleigh
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Florence
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Raleigh
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Roseboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1959 · Garland
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1974 · Salemburg
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · Stedman
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1982 · Elizabethtown
USGS Topo · 1:100,000