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1977 Map of Spies

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Spies
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Bear Creek and its many tributaries, including Wolf Creek and Cabin Creek, dominate this rural landscape along the Montgomery and Moore county line. The Norfolk Southern railroad cuts an east-west path through the terrain, passing through the small community of Spies. This area in the late 1970s was defined by a dense network of country churches and family landmarks, such as Mt Zion Ch, Shamburger Cem, and Bascoms Chapel.

A distinct concentration of spiritual and civic life is visible at the Westmoore Sch and Longleaf Ch junction. The map captures the transition of rural North Carolina before significant modernization, showing a world of named branches and small settlements like Dover and West Philadelphia. Genealogists will find particular value in the scattered burial grounds and the various houses of worship, from the Guiding Light Temple to Browns Chapel, which anchored these upland communities.