Township map of Rockingham County
Rating
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina
Title
Township map of Rockingham County
Date Published
circa 1868
Date Depicted
circa 1868
Creator - Individual
Hancock, E. W.
Abstract
Manuscript on lined paper with black ink and blue pencil. Map created by order of the Rockingham County Register of Deeds and then forwarded to the Secretary of State. Map shows townships, roads, landowners, rivers, creeks, and a mill. Townships shown include Huntsville, New Bethel, Simpsonville, and Wentworth.
Historical Note
The North Carolina Constitution of 1868 required counties to "divide.. . into convenient districts , to determine the boundaries and prescribe the names of the said districts , and report the same to the General Assembly before the first day of January , 1869 " (Article VII , Section 3) . The Public Laws of 1868 further specified that "a map and survey of said districts , when truly completed , [shall] be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of each County and the Secretary of State " (Chapter 20 , p . 25) .
Map Type
Manuscript
Details
Businesses Colors Creeks and Streams Landowners Mills Roads Townships
Subject - Geographic
Rockingham County (N.C.)--Maps.
Places Depicted
Rockingham County (N.C.)
West Longitude
-80.033333
East Longitude
-79.508333
North Latitude
36.541667
South Latitude
36.241667
Scale
Scale note given .
Size
43 x 56 cm.
Medium
Paper
Format
Maps
Language
English
Digital Collection
North Carolina Maps
Institution
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
Sponsor
North Carolina Maps is made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina.
Call Number
MC.084.1868h
Copyright
This item is presented courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina , for research and educational purposes . Prior permission from the State Archives is required for any commercial use .
Type
Image
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