The map mentioned in the Jumonville Glen post is so useful for visualizing population, location and proximity during colonial times, I wanted to give it its own searchable post. To distinguish from the earlier post, here is a close up of the North Carolina section. I have put a rough sketch of the modern borders in blue to help you get your bearings. Notice how wild it all is.  There are only a few recognizable towns along the coast at this point.  I see Bath, Beaufort, and New Bern. There is no Wilmington, Halifax, or Hillsborough. There was definitely no Wake County or Raleigh yet. A town I have never hear of at all is also located at the coast. That would be Soroacte on this map, also called Sarecta the first charted town of Duplin County. At that time, Sarecta was a hamlet of ten houses. You can read about the town's early history here . Open map to original size for best viewing Excerpt from the  Carte des possessions angloises & françoises du continent de l'Am...