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Stovall North Carolina Map

Explore Stovall, 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 Stovall, North Carolina

How to Use This Stovall, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stovall, 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 Stovall.

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.

CityStovall
StateNorth Carolina (NC)
CountyGranville County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude36.448199
Longitude-78.570279
Population324
Density119.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code27582
Area Code919, 984
County SeatOxford
School DistrictGranville County Schools

About Stovall, North Carolina

Stovall is a locality in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 324. The population density is 119.5 people per km². Stovall is located at 36.4482°N, 78.5703°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Stovall is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 27582.

Stovall occupies a quiet expanse of the North Carolina piedmont, where the earth gives way to the steady, meandering path of Spewmarrow Creek. It lies 12.6 miles northwest of Henderson, NC (from Henderson, NC: bearing 311°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north of Oxford. The landscape here is defined by deep, clay-rich soil and a horizon that remains wide and unburdened by the shadow of any distant peak, save for the faint, hazy suggestion of Ivy Hill rising twelve miles to the west. In the stillness of late afternoon, the light settles heavily across the fields, turning the tall grasses into a pale, burnished bronze that seems to hold the warmth long after the sun has dipped below the tree line. This is a place of inland endurance, located far from the reach of any coastal influence, where the air carries the dry, honest scent of pine needles and turned earth rather than the dampness of the deep water.

Stovall maintains a character forged in the legacy of the tobacco trade, an industry that once dictated the very pulse of the local economy and the seasonal rhythm of labor. Though the patterns of work have shifted, the town retains a grounded, deliberate pace, supported by the proximity of the John H. Kerr Reservoir just six miles away, which serves as a vital anchor for the region’s natural life. Residents often look toward the John H. Kerr Reservoir for a sense of permanence, finding in its expansive, managed waters a contrast to the smaller, intimate flow of the nearby creek. The history here is etched into the modest architecture and the quietude of the streets, reflecting a culture that values the slow accumulation of time over the restlessness of modern expansion, keeping the spirit of Stovall anchored firmly in the soil of its ancestors.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • John H. Kerr Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 345° N
  • Oxford Athletic Park (Local Recreation) — 7.7 mi, 180° S
  • Kerr Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 106° E
  • Hix Recreation Complex (Local Park) — 9.3 mi, 185° S
  • Occoneechee State Park (State Park) — 10.3 mi, 029° NE
  • Tar River Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 244° SW
  • Clarksville Regional Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 002° N
  • Solitary Sentinel (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 010° N
  • Vance County and City of Henderson - Fox Pond Park (Local Recreation) — 13.7 mi, 128° SE
  • Reminiscing (Public Artwork) — 13.9 mi, 137° SE
  • Prestwould Plantation (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 001° N
  • Mayo Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 271° W
  • Staunton River State Park (State Park) — 17.7 mi, 345° N
  • Watchable Wildlife Platform (Viewpoint) — 18.5 mi, 055° NE
  • Lake Butner Park (Local Park) — 20.7 mi, 211° SW
  • Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 20.8 mi, 205° SW
  • Boars Nest a Dukes of Hazzard Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 235° SW
  • Dr. L. Julian Haywood (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 099° E
  • Banister River Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 23.7 mi, 326° NW
  • Castle Mont Rouge (Historic Castle / Fort) — 23.9 mi, 233° SW
  • Cinema I & II at the World of Sports (Cinema) — 23.9 mi, 314° NW
  • Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 25.0 mi, 313° NW
  • Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.2 mi, 187° S
  • Thyne Institute Memorial (Monument) — 26.0 mi, 012° N
  • Horton Grove (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 214° SW
  • Falls Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 27.4 mi, 193° S
  • Jones Performing Arts Center, Louisburg College Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.3 mi, 147° SE
  • Haunted Forest At Panic Point (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 168° S
  • Hill Ridge Farms (Attraction) — 30.7 mi, 166° S
  • Artillery Emplacement (Historic Ruins) — 31.0 mi, 346° N

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About This Stovall Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stovall, North Carolina. Coordinates: 36.448199, -78.570279. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Stovall includes the ZIP code (27582), telephone area code (919, 984), county seat of Granville County (Oxford), and school district assignment (Granville County Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.