Early County Maps

This map is not dated, but it does show the railroads passing through Shelby, so it is probably mid-1880s.

Map courtesy of Broad River Genealogical Society.

1911 Rand McNally map of Cleveland County, NC

Cleveland County Towns, 1841-1970. This is an interactive map showing towns and communities through 13 decades.

In 1886 topographical engineer, Paul B. Kyser, made a map of landowners in Cleveland County. This link to the Library of Congress copy is high resolution, enabling zoom in without losing resolution.