Columbus County elevation and terrain tools
Coastal Plain • County seat: Whiteville
Columbus County is flat coastal plain between the Lumber River on its west and the Green Swamp on its east, drained by the Waccamaw River out of Lake Waccamaw, a broad Carolina bay. Pocosins and swamp forest cover much of the low ground, with sandy level fields between them.
Open the mapLidar coverage
Lidar projects that cover Whiteville, from the USGS 3DEP index. Other parts of the county may come from other projects; the coverage guide explains how to check any spot.
| Project | Year | Cell size | Point density |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC_HurricaneFlorence_7_2020used by the elevation model | 1.6 ft per pixel | — | |
| NC_ColumbusCo_2014 | 3.1 ft per pixel | — |
Property boundaries
The Property tool can select parcels in Columbus County from the county assessor’s GIS parcels (NC OneMap statewide parcels (county assessors)) and use the boundary as the area for any other tool. Assessor parcels are not surveys.
Tools for Columbus County
A PDF terrain report for a parcel: hillshade, contours, slope and elevation statistics.
How the tool worksContour lines at the interval you choose, on the map and as vector files.
How the tool worksHours of direct sun on any day of the year, with shadows cast by the terrain.
How the tool works