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1998 Map of Wilson

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Wilson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Wilson serves as the focal point of this late 20th-century survey, showcasing its growth as an educational and industrial hub in eastern North Carolina. The city layout includes notable institutions such as Barton College and the Eastern NC Sch for Deaf, alongside a dense network of local schools and municipal infrastructure like the Wilson County Hospital. Significant infrastructure projects define the outskirts, notably the Wiggins Mill Reservoir and the Sewage Disposal facilities south of town.

Rural life continues in the surrounding settlements of Black Creek, Boswellville, and Dixie, where the landscape is etched by the meandering Contentnea Creek and its many tributaries like Hominy Swamp. These rural areas are dotted with community landmarks, from Patterson Chapel and St Pauls Ch to several family and community cemeteries. The Norfolk Southern railroad line provides a sharp diagonal through the terrain, connecting the urban center of Wilson with the agrarian reaches of the county.