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GENEALOGY ROOM MAP CASE FINDING AID

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Please note: This is an aid to find maps in the Surry Community College Library Map Case. We do not provide copy or scanning services for any maps. Please call (336)-386-3260 if you have questions regarding these maps.

Drawer 1: Surry County

  1. Bottom Quadrangle, North Carolina – Surry Co.
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1971
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographical map of the area in and near Surry County.

  2. Copeland Quadrangle, North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1970
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographical map of Copeland, North Carolina and the surrounding area in and near Surry County.

  3. Elkin North Quadrangle, North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1971
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographical map of northern Elkin, North Carolina and the surrounding area in and near Surry County.

  4. Elkin South Quadrangle, North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1971
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographical map of southern Elkin, North Carolina and the surrounding area in and near Surry County.

  5. Map of Surry County North Carolina
    Publisher: North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey
    Publication Date: 1921
    Dimensions: 24 x 18 inches
    Brief Description: Contains roads graded, unimproved, private, approximate locations, railroads, schools, houses, churches, water power, dam sites, and more.

  6. Mt. Airy North Quadrangle, Virginia – North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1968
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographical map of Mt. Airy, North Carolina and the surrounding area in and near Surry County.

  7. Mt. Airy Surry County
    Publisher: Custom House
    Publication Date: 1977
    Dimensions: 27 x 22 inches
    Brief Description: Front side of map is a street map of Surry County. Back side of map is a detailed street map of Mount Airy.

  8. Pilot Mountain Quadrangle North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1964
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographical map of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina and the surrounding area in and near Surry County.

  9. Roaring Gap Quadrangle, North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1971
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographical map of Elkin, North Carolina and the surrounding area in and near Surry County.

  10. Surry County, N.C. 1982 Roads
    Publisher: G.P. Stout
    Publication Date: 1982
    Dimensions: 36 x 24 inches
    Brief Description: Detailed map of Surry County roads in 1982. Also includes churches, cemeteries, community buildings, golf courses, mill sites, mine sites, and schools.

  11. Surry County North Carolina
    Publisher: North Carolina State Highway Commission Planning and Research Department
    Publication Date: 1972
    Dimensions: 28 x 19 inches
    Brief Description: A maintenance map detailing roads, highways, tunnels, overpasses, docks, streams, etc.

  12. Surry County North Carolina
    Publisher: North Carolina Department of Transportation
    Publication Date: 1984
    Dimensions: 31 x 19 inches
    Brief Description: Detailed road map of Surry County.

  13. Surry County North Carolina
    Publisher: North Carolina Department of Transportation
    Publication Date: 1988
    Dimensions: 31 x 19 inches
    Brief Description: Detailed road map of Surry County.

  14. Surry County North Carolina (Historic Sites copy)
    Publisher: North Carolina Department of Transportation
    Publication Date: 1976
    Dimensions: 42 x 36 inches
    Brief Description: General road map of the county with hand-written markers indicating important historical sites.

  15. Surry County North Carolina (Historical Society copy)
    Publisher: North Carolina State Highway Commission
    Publication Date: 1962
    Dimensions: 54 x 36 inches
    Brief Description: A very large, detailed map of Surry County with a number of markers placed at the locations of major events in county history. Detailed descriptions of significant people, places, & events are included along the bottom of this map. The map was previously in the possession of the Surry County Historical Society and markers have been hand-written on the map by an unnamed Historical Society member. Detailed descriptions have been typed out and attached at the base of this map.

  16. Surry County North Carolina: Historical Documentation (3 copies)
    Publisher: Custom House
    Publication Date: 1977
    Dimensions: 29 x 23 inches
    Brief Description: County map displaying the name of the first land owner for a given section of land.

  17. Surry County Park Master Plan
    Publisher: Design Planning Research Associates
    Publication Date: 1977
    Dimensions: 12 x 9.5 inches
    Brief Description: Layout of the Surry County Park.

  18. Surry County Special Tax Districts Map
    Publisher: North Carolina State Highway Commission
    Publication Date: 1971
    Dimensions: 48 x 36 inches
    Brief Description: Map showing townships, fire districts, & school districts. A number of other physical markers are mapped as well.

  19. Thurmond Quadrangle, North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1971
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographical map of Thurmond, North Carolina and the surrounding area in and near Surry County.

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Drawer 2: North Carolina Counties & Cities

  1. Approximate Locations of Principal Cities, Towns, & Communities in Surry, Yadkin, Stokes, Wilkes, Forsyth, Rockingham, Guilford, Alleghany, & Ashe Counties in North Carolina and Grayson, Carroll, Patrick, and Henry Counties in Virginia
    Publisher: Unknown
    Publication Date: Unknown
    Dimensions: 8 x 11 inches
    Brief Description: Hand-drawn map with cities, towns, and communities marked.

  2. Alleghany County North Carolina
    Publisher: North Carolina Department of Transportation and Highway Safety
    Publication Date: 1974
    Dimensions: 31 x 19 inches
    Brief Description: Detailed road map of Alleghany County.

  3. Boone Quadrangle, North Carolina – Watauga Co.
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1959
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographical map of Boone, North Carolina and the surrounding area in and near Watauga County.

  4. Chart Showing Origin of North Carolina Counties
    Publisher: North Carolina State Department of Archives and History
    Publication Date: 1940
    Dimensions: 20.5 x 11 inches
    Brief Description: Indicates when North Carolina counties were formed and when others were discontinued.

  5. Davie County North Carolina
    Publisher: North Carolina Department of Transportation and Highway Safety
    Publication Date: 1974
    Dimensions: 31 x 19 inches
    Brief Description: Detailed road map of Davie County.

  6. Early Landowners of Rowan County North Carolina
    Publisher: James W. Kluttz
    Publication Date: 1995
    Dimensions: 36 x 24 inches
    Brief Description: 6 pages of maps detailing the early landowners in Rowan County.

  7. Forsyth County, N.C. 1982 Roads
    Publisher: G.P. Stout
    Publication Date: 1982
    Dimensions: 36 x 24 inches
    Brief Description: Maps Forsyth County churches, cemeteries, mill sites, schools, highways, railroads, rivers, streams, mine sites, and more.

  8. Forsyth County North Carolina
    Publisher: North Carolina Department of Transportation and Highway Safety
    Publication Date: 1984
    Dimensions: 31 x 19 inches
    Brief Description: Detailed road map of Forsyth County.

  9. Historical Map of Forsyth County, North Carolina
    Publisher: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Bicentennial Commission
    Publication Date: 1975
    Dimensions: 24 x 18 inches
    Brief Description: Map of the waterways and towns in Forsyth County. Approximate founding dates of towns are included.

  10. Map of Forsyth County N.C.
    Publisher: C.M. Miller
    Publication Date: 1927
    Dimensions: 24 x 18 inches
    Brief Description: Color-coded map of the various townships comprising Forsyth County in 1927. Hard surface roads, soil roads, churches, schools, landowner’s residences, and tenant houses are marked.

  11. North Carolina County Development
    Publisher: State Library of North Carolina
    Publication Date: Unknown
    Dimensions: 8.5 x 14 inches
    Brief Description: "North Carolina since the beginning of 1912 showing approximate county divisions within present state boundaries."

  12. Pinnacle Quadrangle, North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1964
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographical map of Pinnacle, North Carolina and the surrounding area in and near Stokes County.

  13. Rockingham County North Carolina: Historical Documentation
    Publisher: Custom House
    Publication Date: 1977
    Dimensions: 29 x 23 inches
    Brief Description: Shows early Rockingham County property owners, churches, roads, mills, and more.

  14. Stokes County North Carolina: Historical Documentation
    Publisher: Custom House
    Publication Date: 1977
    Dimensions: 29 x 23 inches
    Brief Description: Details early Stokes County property owners, tax listings, iron mining, land, archaeology, and much more.

  15. Stokes County, N.C. 1982 Roads
    Publisher: G.P. Stout
    Publication Date: 1982
    Dimensions: 36 x 24 inches
    Brief Description: Maps Stokes County churches, cemeteries, mill sites, schools, highways, railroads, rivers, streams, mine sites, and more.

  16. Yadkin County, N.C. 1982 Roads
    Publisher: G.P. Stout
    Publication Date: 1982
    Dimensions: 36 x 24 inches
    Brief Description: Maps Yadkin County churches, cemeteries, mill sites, schools, highways, railroads, rivers, streams, mine sites, and more.

  17. Yadkin County North Carolina: Historical Documentation
    Publisher: Custom House
    Publication Date: 1977
    Dimensions: 29 x 23 inches
    Brief Description: Shows early Yadkin County property owners, churches, roads, mills, and more.

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Drawer 3: North Carolina State Maps

Additional copies of some North Carolina State Maps are located in Drawer 5: Miscellaneous.

  1. 1982-83 North Carolina Transportation Map & Guide to Points of Interest
    Publisher: North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Travel and Tourism Section of the Department of Commerce
    Publication Date: 1982
    Dimensions: 45 x 33 inches
    Brief Description: A detailed highway fold-out map on front side, North Carolina "Points of Interest" on back side.

  2. Accurate Map of North and South Carolina with their Indian Frontiers
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate VIII
    Publication Date: reprint 1966
    Dimensions: 34 x 25 inches
    Brief Description: Map shows "all the mountains, rivers, swamps, marshes, bays, creeks, harbours, sandbacks and soundings on the coasts with the roads and Indian paths as well as the boundary or provisional lines..."

  3. Bird’s Eye View of North and South Carolina and Part of Georgia
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate XII
    Publication Date: 1966
    Dimensions: 26 x 21 inches
    Brief Description: Map also labeled “Panorama of the Seat of War.”

  4. Compleat Map of North Carolina from an Actual Survey
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate VII
    Publication Date: 1770 (reprint 1966)
    Dimensions: 38 x 25 inches
    Brief Description: Displays rivers, creeks, paths, mountains, counties, & significant towns and cities.

  5. First Actual Survey of the State of North Carolina
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate XV
    Publication Date: 1966
    Dimensions: 32 x 22 inches
    Brief Description: Reprint of an 1808 map of North Carolina.

  6. J.H. Colton’s Topographical Map of North and South Carolina. A Large Portion of Georgia & Part of Adjoining States
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate XI
    Publication Date: 1861 (reprint 1966)
    Dimensions: 25 x 19 inches
    Brief Description: 1861 map covering southern Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Georgia. Roads, rivers, towns, counties, and other geographic features are marked.

  7. Map of North Carolina
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate XIV Publication Date: 1882 (reprint 1966)
    Dimensions: 38 x 17 inches
    Brief Description: Originally published in 1882 by the North Carolina State Board of Agriculture. Map displays counties, towns, major roads, and rivers. Some general notes on the geography of the state are included as well as a listing of towns with populations of 500 or more.

  8. Map of North Carolina (transparency)
    Publisher: North Carolina State Board of Agriculture
    Publication Date: 1882
    Dimensions: 54 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: A large transparent map of North Carolina displaying towns, topography, rivers, and counties.

  9. Map of North Carolina, 1861-1865
    Publisher: Betsy Johnson
    Publication Date: Unknown
    Dimensions: 24 x 9 inches
    Brief Description: Map locating "the principal forts, towns, railroads, and engagements fought in the State during the Civil War."

  10. Map of the Country Between Albemarle Sound and Lake Erie
    Publisher: Unknown
    Publication Date: Unknown
    Dimensions: 25 x 25 inches
    Brief Description: Covers the towns, forts, courthouses, churches, etc. in Maryland, Virginia, and Northern North Carolina.

  11. New Map of the State of North Carolina
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate X
    Publication Date: 1833 (reprint 1966)
    Dimensions: 38 x 17 inches
    Brief Description: Details waterways, mountains, counties, and towns in North Carolina in 1833.

  12. North Carolina, 1700-1912: Showing Approximate County Divisions Within Present State Boundaries
    Publisher: North Carolina State Department of Archives (see D.L. Corbitt, Formation of North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943)
    Publication Date: 1961
    Dimensions: 11 x 16 inches
    Brief Description: A series of small North Carolina maps showing county divisions during different stages of North Carolina history.

  13. Oceanographic Atlas of the Carolina Continental Margin
    Publisher: North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development
    Publication Date: 1971
    Dimensions: 29 x 17 inches
    Brief Description: 57 page large booklet.

  14. Post Route Map of the States of North Carolina and South Carolina
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate XV
    Publication Date: 1966
    Dimensions: 32 x 22 inches
    Brief Description: "Showing post offices with the intermediate distances and mail routes in operation of the 1st of June, 1896."

  15. South Part of Virginia, Now the North Part of Carolina
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate IV
    Publication Date: 1657 (reprint 1966)
    Dimensions: 20 x 16 inches
    Brief Description: Hand-drawn map with what appears to be part of the North Carolina coast line. Very little detail.

  16. State of North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior
    Publication Date: 1965
    Dimensions: 65 x 29 inches
    Brief Description: Large topographical map of North Carolina with major waterways and cities marked.

  17. Untitled (Moseley 1733)
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate VI
    Publication Date: 1733 (reprint 1966)
    Dimensions: 31 x 25 inches
    Brief Description: Early map of North and South Carolina.

  18. Untitled (Ogilby c. 1672)
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate V
    Publication Date: 1672 (reprint 1966)
    Dimensions: 22 x 17 inches
    Brief Description: Early map of North Carolina and South Carolina covering some topographic features and major rivers.

  19. Untitled (White 1585 MS)
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate I
    Publication Date: 1585 (reprint 1966)
    Dimensions: 18 x 15 inches
    Brief Description: Very early map of the southern coastline of the United States, from southern Virginia to Florida.

  20. Untitled (White-DeBry 1590)
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate II
    Publication Date: 1590 (reprint 1966)
    Dimensions: 18 x 15 inches
    Brief Description: Very early map of the North Carolina (then Virginia) coastline.

  21. U.S. Coast Survey 1865
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate XIII
    Publication Date: 1865 (reprint 1966)
    Dimensions: 38 x 18 inches
    Brief Description: Detailed map of roadways, waterways, and mountains in North Carolina, South Carolina, and part of Georgia.

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Drawer 4: Other States, Counties, & Cities

  1. Cana Quadrangle, Virginia – North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1968
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographic map of Cana, Virginia and the surrounding area in and near Carroll County.

  2. Carroll County Virginia: The Streams and Mountains...
    Publisher: Carroll County Historical Society
    Publication Date: 1984
    Dimensions: 45 x 36 inches
    Brief Description: "The streams and mountains used by the first settlers to describe their land holdings – thoroughfares prior to 1900."

  3. Claudville Quadrangle, Virginia – North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1968
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographic map of Claudville, Virginia and the surrounding area in and near Patrick County.

  4. Cumberland Knob Quadrangle, Virginia – North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1965
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographic map of the Cumberland Knob area, located near the Virginia – North Carolina border.

  5. Dublin Quadrangle, Virginia – Pulaski Co.
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1965
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographic map of Dublin, Virginia and the surrounding area in and near Pulaski County.

  6. Geologic Map of the Roanoke Area, Virginia
    Publisher: Virginia Geological Survey
    Publication Date: Unknown (survey completed 1926-27)
    Dimensions: 19 x 17 inches
    Brief Description: Maps the geological features of the Roanoke area.

  7. Lambsburg Quadrangle, Virginia – North Carolina
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1965
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographic map of Lambsburg, Virginia and the surrounding area in and near Carroll County.

  8. Long Spur Quadrangle, Virginia
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1965
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographic map of Long Spur Quadrangle, located in southwestern Virginia, north of Wytheville.

  9. Mechanicsburg Quadrangle, Virginia
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1965
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographic map of Mechanicsburg, Virginia and the surrounding area.

  10. Monroe County (Indiana) Land Holdings
    Publisher: Unknown
    Publication Date: Unknown
    Dimensions: 8 x 11 inches
    Brief Description: These are "maps" of Monroe County, Indiana 1860 and before. Many people from Surry County migrated to this area. 3 maps in protective sheets.

  11. Old Dominion: Virginia Charters, Grants, & Treaties
    Publisher: Carroll County Historical Society
    Publication Date: 1984
    Dimensions: 25 x 18 inches
    Brief Description: "Virginia’s Boundaries in 1784."

  12. Radford Quadrangle, Virginia
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1950
    Dimensions: 21 x 17 inches
    Brief Description: Topographic map of Radford, Virginia and the surrounding area.
  13. Staffordsville Quadrangle Virginia
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1965
    Dimensions: 22 x 26 inches
    Brief Description: Topographic map of Staffordsville, Virginia and the surrounding area in and near Giles County.

  14. State of Virginia
    Publisher: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey
    Publication Date: 1965
    Dimensions: 66 x 30 inches
    Brief Description: Topographic map of the state of Virginia.

  15. Untitled (Mercator-Hondius 1606)
    Publisher: reprint by the State Department of Archives and History, see W.P. Cummings, North Carolina in Maps, Plate III
    Publication Date: 1606 (reprint 1966)
    Dimensions: 21 x 16 inches
    Brief Description: Early map of the east coast of the United States.

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Drawer 5: Miscellaneous

  1. Ancestry of General George Washington
    Publisher: Unknown
    Publication Date: Unknown
    Dimensions: 21 x 27 inches
    Brief Description: Laminated genealogical chart of George Washington’s family history.

  2. Battles of the Civil War
    Publisher: National Geographic
    Publication Date: 2005
    Dimensions: 31 x 21 inches
    Brief Description: Laminated map of the South, displaying markers where Civil War battles were fought.

  3. Dutch Dream of American Empire
    Publisher: Reproduced by American Heritage
    Publication Date: 1635 (unknown reproduction date)
    Dimensions: 24 x 19 inches
    Brief Description: "The New Netherlands and New England – 1635."

  4. Mariner’s Guide to the New World
    Publisher: Reproduced by American Heritage
    Publication Date: 1546 (unknown reproduction date)
    Dimensions: 24 x 19 inches
    Brief Description: "A Portolan Chart drawn by Pierre Desceliers in 1546."

  5. New and Correct Map of the United States of North America, 1784
    Publisher: Reproduced by American Heritage
    Publication Date: Unknown
    Dimensions: 24 x 19 inches
    Brief Description: "The first American map of the United States."

  6. New World - 1600
    Publisher: Reproduced by American Heritage
    Publication Date: Unknown
    Dimensions: 24 x 19 inches
    Brief Description: Early map of Mexico, Central America, and the lower half of the United States.

  7. Quadrangle Map Scale (transparency)
    Publisher: Unknown
    Publication Date: Unknown
    Dimensions: 22 x 28 inches
    Brief Description: Large transparent quadrangle grid.

  8. Additional copies of North Carolina State Maps


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