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2022 Map of Bracey

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Bracey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Lake Gaston serves as the central geographic feature of this borderlands region, where the Virginia and North Carolina state line bisects the landscape. The reservoir dominates the center of the sheet, surrounded by several established communities such as Beechwood, Palmer Crossroads, and Palmer Springs. The presence of Grace Cem, Saint Marks Cem, and Kingswood Cem offers critical touchpoints for family historians tracing roots through Mecklenburg and Warren counties.

A network of local roads, many bearing family names like Rooker Dairy Rd, Mac Powell Rd, and Alexander Ferry Rd, connects these rural outposts. Aviation interest is noted at Martindale Executive Airpark, located just south of the community of Paschall. The terrain is defined by numerous drainage creeks like Smith Cr, Reedy Br, and Hawtree Cr, which feed into the primary lake and the Beaver Pond wetlands, illustrating the area's complex hydrography.