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Chadbourn North Carolina Map

Explore Chadbourn, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Chadbourn, North Carolina

How to Use This Chadbourn, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chadbourn, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Chadbourn.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Chadbourn
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Columbus County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.322113
Longitude	-78.826966
Population	1,574
Density	233.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	28431
Area Code	910
County Seat	Whiteville
School District	Columbus County Schools

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About Chadbourn, North Carolina

Chadbourn is a locality in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,574. The population density is 233.7 people per km². Chadbourn is located at 34.3221°N, 78.8270°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Chadbourn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 28431.

Chadbourn occupies a stretch of level, fertile earth where the dark, rich soil of the inland plains dictates the pace of the day. It lies 22.9 miles south-southeast of Lumberton, NC (from Lumberton, NC: bearing 153°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Whiteville. Horsepen Branch veins through the landscape, its slow, deliberate current threading past the edges of the fields toward the low-lying depression of Boege Bay just a few miles away. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, though the faint, hazy silhouette of Big Sandy Ridge occasionally haunts the western skyline when the air turns crisp and clear. Sunlight here has a heavy, golden quality in the late afternoon, catching the dust kicked up from field roads and casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the flat, open expanse. To the north, the quiet stillness of Benson Mill Pond offers a reflective mirror to the sky, marking a transition from the worked fields to the deeper, shadowed woods that define the regional periphery.

Chadbourn emerged from the expansion of rail lines, anchoring a local economy that long found its strength in the cycles of the harvest. The primary rhythms of the laborers and landowners here have been tied to the cultivation of the land, once dominated by the scent of curing tobacco and the steady labor of the fields. While the heavy industry of the past has shifted, the character of the place remains fixed in the quiet resilience of those who stay to work the soil. Residents might travel six miles toward the City of Whiteville - West Whiteville Park for recreation, yet the social center of gravity stays firmly fixed on the local streets. This is a place where the history of the region is written in the maintenance of fences and the seasonal preparation of the ground, a persistent, grounded existence defined by the quiet endurance of the inland plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Farmer's Barn (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 174° S
City of Whiteville - West Whiteville Park (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 087° E
City of Whiteville - Whiteville City Park (Local Recreation) — 7.5 mi, 088° E
Unknow Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 081° E
Lumber River State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 291° W
White Marsh Swamp Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 064° NE
Lumber State Natural and Scenic River (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 303° NW
Griffin's Whirl (Viewpoint) — 10.9 mi, 296° NW
The County Farm Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 216° SW
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust - Waccamaw River Preserve (Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 114° SE
Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.9 mi, 243° SW
Juniper Creek Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 20.6 mi, 119° SE
South Carolina Tobacco Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 252° W
Bladen Lakes State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 26.4 mi, 024° NE
Bird Island Coastal Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 35.0 mi, 154° SE
Ingram Planetarium (Museum) — 35.1 mi, 147° SE
Ben Collins Monument (Monument) — 35.2 mi, 202° S
Old Bridge Museum (Museum) — 35.3 mi, 149° SE
Our Confederate Dead memorial (Monument) — 35.8 mi, 201° S
Conway Critter - Rabbit (Monument) — 35.9 mi, 201° S
Theatre of the Republic (Theatre) — 35.9 mi, 201° S
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.9 mi, 200° S · 35k acres
OIB Sign (Public Artwork) — 37.2 mi, 143° SE
Extreme Laser Tag Center (Attraction) — 37.6 mi, 177° S
Pirates Voyage (Attraction) — 38.5 mi, 178° S
The Carolina Opry (Attraction) — 38.6 mi, 178° S
Red Springs Historical Museum (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 330° NW
Parkton Animal Oasis (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 43.1 mi, 345° N
Ripley's Movie Theater (Cinema) — 43.5 mi, 184° S
Stage Left Theatre Company (Theatre) — 45.6 mi, 188° S

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