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1972 Map of Southwest Lumberton

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Southwest Lumberton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Lumber River and its expansive network of wetlands define the landscape south of Lumberton in the early 1970s. This survey records a transition from the urban infrastructure of the city, including the Lumberton Municipal Airport and the Seaboard Coast Line railroad, to the rural agrarian reaches of Robeson County. The topography is dominated by numerous named wetlands such as Bear Swamp, Jacob Swamp, and Hog Swamp, which weave through the agricultural parcels and dictate the placement of roads and early settlements like Kingdale.

Family and community history is anchored in the numerous rural institutions documented across the quadrangle. Significant landmarks for genealogists include the Rosenwald Sch in Fairmont and the Hilly Branch Sch, alongside a dense collection of country churches such as Newport Ch and Smyrna Ch. The presence of small burial sites like the Prevatte Cem and Jenkins Cem offers a detailed view of the localized social geography of this North Carolina coastal plain region.