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2020 Map of Blacksburg North

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Blacksburg North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Broad River and its tributary, the First Broad River, dominate this landscape straddling the state line between Cleveland County, North Carolina, and Cherokee County, South Carolina. Distinctive river features such as Styce Shoals and Gaston Shoals illustrate the natural rocky descent of the Piedmont terrain. Small communities and rural junctions like Patterson Springs, Earl, and Blacksburg anchor the region's settlement pattern, connected by a network of local roads including Sulphur Springs Rd and Blacksburg Rd.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural religious sites, particularly African Methodist Episcopal and Baptist congregations. Significant burial sites such as the Fairview African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Graveyard, Ellis Chapel Baptist Church Graveyard, and Concord Baptist Church Graveyard are clearly marked. The topography rises toward the southeast at Whitaker Mtn, overlooking the winding paths of Buffalo Creek and Bowens River.