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1973 Map of Thelma

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Thelma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Roanoke River corridor and its transition into the reservoir system define this area of the North Carolina borderlands. Below the Gaston Dam, the river splits around Clements Island via the North Channel and South Channel before emptying into Roanoke Rapids Lake. The landscape is a network of rural settlements and small crossroads communities such as Thelma, Summit, and Hinnes Crossroads.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural landmarks including Babbitts Chapel, Fidelity Ch, and Walnut Grove Ch, alongside numerous family-named cemeteries. Transportation history is visible in the route of the Seaboard Coast Line railroad and several stretches of Old Railroad Grade, showing the evolution of local transit. The presence of the Liles Lookout Tower and Northwest High Sch further ground the mid-century social geography of Halifax County.