Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps:  give a detailed layout of a town used by fire insurance companies to assess the risk involved in insurance a building.

 The Olivia Raney Library has the following maps available on microfilm:

 Reel 1:  Aberdeen, Ahoskie, Albemarle, Andrews, Apex, Asheboro, Asheville, Ayden, Badin

Reel 12:  Raleigh, Red Springs, Reidsville, Roanoke Rapids, Robersonville, Rockingham

Reel 15 (2 copies):  Taylorsville, Thomasville, Trinity College, Troy, Tryon, Wadesboro, Wake Forest, Wallace, Warrenton, Warsaw, Washington, Waxhaw, Waynesville, Weldon, Wendell, Whiteville, Williamston

Reel 17:  Windsor, Wingate, Winston-Salem, Zebulon

Other North Carolina Sanborn Maps are available through Electronic Resources.