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1961 Map of Whitakers

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Whitakers
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The town of Whitakers sits at the intersection of county lines and regional transport, straddling the border of Nash and Edgecombe counties. The Atlantic Coast Line railroad dictates the town's linear development, running north-south alongside numerous family-named landmarks and rural congregations. The landscape is defined by the broad, wooded wetlands of Fishing Creek and the meandering path of Swift Creek, which historically influenced the placement of agricultural crossroads like Taylor Crossroads and Cherry Crossroads.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local identifiers, including family-named sites such as Battle Cem, Watson Cem, and Hunter Cem. The rural social fabric is further mapped through early schools and churches, from Willow Grove Sch to Speight Chapel and St Marks Ch. The map also captures the early rural electrical infrastructure with the Substation and Water Tank near the municipal centers of Whitakers and Battleboro.