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2016 Map of Saint Pauls

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Saint Pauls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

St. Pauls serves as the primary hub of this eastern North Carolina landscape, where the street grid of the town meets the industrial corridor of the CSX Transportation railroad. The geography is defined by a dense network of blackwater drainages, notably Big Marsh Swamp and Little Marsh Swamp, which thread between a series of distinctive Carolina Bays including Evans Bay, Lammon Bay, and Currie Bay. These elliptical depressions and wetland systems historically dictated the placement of settlements and transport routes.

Genealogists will find several burial grounds across the rural reaches, including McMillan Cem and the County Line Cem near the Bladen County border. The transition from the town of St. Pauls to smaller outlying communities like Tobermory, Oakland, and Buies Neck reflects the traditional agricultural and timber-based economy of the region. Aviation history is also present through smaller facilities like Southern Comforts Aerodrome and Tailwinds Airport.