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1983 Map of Shelby

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Shelby
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Shelby dominates the landscape as the county seat in the early 1980s, where the convergence of the Southern and Seaboard railroads shaped the city's industrial and commercial core. The map documents the city's mid-century expansion with numerous community landmarks like Royster Memorial Park, Plaster Park, and the Shelby Municipal Airport to the south. Educational and social infrastructure is deeply mapped, featuring sites from Northside Sch to the Twelve Oaks Academy.

Outside the urban center, the terrain is defined by the First Broad River and its tributaries, including Hickory Creek and Brushy Creek. Smaller rural nodes such as Kingston, Dover, and Shanghai are recorded alongside a dense network of country churches and family-named cemeteries, such as Eskridge Grove Ch and Wallace Grove Ch, which provide significant data for genealogical research in Cleveland County.