{"id":9380,"date":"2025-10-14T06:28:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=9380"},"modified":"2025-10-14T06:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:30:53","slug":"comparing-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/comparing-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Raleigh and Wake County Planning Maps 1970 and 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comparing maps that appeared in a City of Raleigh fire protection planning document in 1970 with other map data:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/maps\/raleigh-expansion-1970-map.pdf\">Raleigh projected growth + later\/current fire stations<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/maps\/1970-rural-map-1.pdf\">Wake County rural fire districts + Raleigh annexation history<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/maps\/1970-rural-map-2.pdf\">Wake County rural fire districts + current fire insurance districts<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/docs\/maps\/1970-rural-map-3.pdf\">Wake County rural fire districts + current fire response areas<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/raleighnc.gov\/apps-maps-and-open-data\/services\/map-gallery\">Raleigh Annexation History Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/ralwake\/raleigh\/history\/reports\/1970-survey\">Raleigh Fire Protection Planning, 1970<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wake.gov\/imaps\">Raleigh\/Wake County iMAPS<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-10-14-comparing-maps.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9381 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-10-14-comparing-maps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-10-14-comparing-maps.jpg 1600w, 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