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1997 Map of Winston-Salem West

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Winston-Salem West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Mt Tabor rises as a prominent landmark in this 1997 update of the western Forsyth County landscape, where the suburban expansion of Winston-Salem meets older rural foundations. The map reveals a dense network of neighborhoods like Buena Vista, Ardmore, and West Highlands, centered around vital institutions such as Baptist Hospital and Reynolda Park. This era of mapping shows the significant infrastructure of the Silas Creek Parkway and various interchanges, illustrating how mid-century residential growth was being knit together by a modernizing highway system.

South and west of the urban core, the landscape retains traces of its earlier character along Muddy Creek and Salem Creek. Genealogists will find particular value in the clusters of historic church and cemetery sites, including New Philadelphia Ch Cem and Pine Grove Ch Cem. These sites, alongside local schools like South Fork Sch, mark the enduring community hubs that persisted as the city moved westward toward Clemmons.