1967 Map of Whaleyville

About this map

Whaleyville sits at the heart of this coastal plain landscape, where the agricultural uplands of Virginia give way to the dense, water-logged basins of the North Carolina borderlands. The terrain is defined by a series of interconnected swamp systems, including Spivey Swamp and Duke Swamp, which flow toward the Black Mingle Pocosin in the south. This low-lying topography dictated the path of the Seaboard Coast Line railroad, which skirts the wetland edges and connects smaller clusters like Drum Hill and Willeyton.