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1951 Map of Rural Hall

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Rural Hall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Moravian settlement of Bethania and the railway junction at Rural Hall anchor this 1951 survey of Forsyth County, North Carolina. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of Muddy Creek and its many tributaries, including Mill Creek and Grassy Creek. Significant mid-century institutional sites are prominent, such as the County Sanatorium, County Home, and County Fairgrounds, alongside the educational hub of Old Town Sch.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from rural churches like Bethabara Ch and Nazareth Ch to family-named burial grounds including Griffin Cem and Carmichael Cem. Purple revisions added in 1982 illustrate the northward expansion of Winston-Salem, showing how suburban growth began to surround older communities like Oldtown and Oak Crest while the Southern railroad continued to serve the industrial corridors connecting Tobaccoville and Stanleyville.