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1986 Map of Singletary Lake

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Singletary Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Cape Fear River snakes through this Bladen County landscape, serving as a historic corridor for commerce evidenced by numerous riverside points like Lock Landing, Jessups Landing, and the industrial-named Coal Mine Landing. Much of the northern terrain is defined by the unique elliptical depressions of the Carolina Bays, including Mulford Bay and Old House Bay, which sit alongside the conserved timberlands of the Bladen Lakes State Forest.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, such as the Atkinson Cem, Robinson Cem, and Beatty Cem. The map also details the early recreational infrastructure of Singletary Lake State Park, showing the Group Camp and shoreline trails. Religious life is anchored by small country congregations at Zion Chapel, Mt Horeb Ch, and New Zion Ch, which dot the rural road network near the settlements of Monroe and Whites.