This page provides information about maps and aerial photographs for the State of North Carolina that are available through the North Carolina Geological Survey.

• - download in JPEG or MrSID format.
• - order a hard copy plot from us

The popular USGS topographic quadrangle maps (often called 'topos' or 'quads') are available for the entire state. These maps are at a scale of 1:24,000, or 1-inch on the map equals about 2,000-feet on the ground. Also, each map covers 7.5-minutes of Latitude and Longitude. There are 953 topos in the state; we carry a complete inventory of all paper maps for the state. Order Paper Maps Online here through the North Carolina Geological Survey Shop.

Additional ordering information

1:250,000 scale maps

1:100,000 scale maps

1:24,000 scale maps

The US Geological Survey has extensive information on topographic maps available here:
http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/usgsmaps/usgsmaps.html#Topographic%20Maps

The USGS is starting to produce topographic map Digital Raster Graphics (DRG's) in GeoPDF format. These are expected to be completed by June, 2010 and some are available for download from the USGS here:
http://store.usgs.gov.

More information on this product and process can be found here:
http://store.usgs.gov/locator/about_digital_maps.html

• USGS Listing of Topographic Maps for North Carolina, MS Excel spreadsheet, updated 02/27/2009.

The following provides links to an overview of geological units in North Carolina and to published (paper) maps available through our Map and Publication Sales office.

We also encourage users to search for maps using the National Geologic Map Database.

• Overview of North Carolina Geology
• Geologic maps of North Carolina

• NC Geological Survey Collection. Black and white stereo pair aerial photographs for most North Carolina counties from the 1950s and 1960s.


• NC OneMap - State geospatial data clearinghouse. Statewide Digital Orthophoto Quarter-Quadrangles (DOQQ) are offered through this site via an online viewer, and FTP downloads. Additionally, there are individual county imagery datasets available.


• Aerial Photography Sources

• NC OneMap
  NC OneMap is the State Clearinghouse for geospatial information. Here you can find vector data, digital raster graphics for the state, and several vintages of aerial photography for the state, as well as individual county coverage.


• National Geologic Map Database. Search for geologic maps from North Carolina here.