This beautifully detailed map of Tar Heel, North Carolina was created in 2026 using aerial imagery combined with modern topographical, census, street and landmark data. It's a modern aerial view of Tar Heel in Bladen County, North Carolina, that combines modern data with a vintage aesthetic. The roads feature printed names, and if you look closely you can find your exact house accurately shown in its correct location.
Explore an aerial view of Tar Heel, North Carolina
On this map you'll find Municipal Park Complex, Pine Street, Holly Street, State Road 1316, Tar Heel Ferry Road, Robeson Street, Meyers Street, Love Street, Main Street, Second Street, Mills Street, Armfield Street, and more. Each red shape is a building, so zoom in on the preview and look for yours.
Every town has a first chapter, and Tar Heel is no exception. The North Carolina Gazetteer puts it this way: "Named either for the appellation said to have been given, by Confederates from other states, to North Carolina troops who emerged from a river with tar adhering to their heels, or for tar produced in the vicinity taken to the Cape Fear River and then by raft to Wilmington. Along the riverfront, the ground was covered with tar, and so were the feet that passed over it."
Tar Heel is a town in Bladen County. The Census Bureau counted 90 people here in 2020.
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Names on this map
These names are printed on this map.
Places: Municipal Park Complex.
Streets and roads: Pine Street, Holly Street, State Road 1316, Tar Heel Ferry Road, Robeson Street, Meyers Street, Love Street, Main Street, Second Street, Mills Street, Armfield Street, State Road 1314.
More street names, A to Z
State Road 1004, State Road 1354.
Created by KNOWOL in 2026. The buildings are small red shapes, the roads carry their printed names, and shaded relief shows the shape of the land. The title panel reads "AERIAL VIEW OF TAR HEEL NORTH CAROLINA" with 34°44' NORTH 78°47' WEST.
Hang it in the hallway, the office or the cabin, or give it to someone who left Tar Heel and still calls it home. Open the preview and look for a street you know. See sizes and frames for the Tar Heel map.
