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2016 Map of Brosville

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Brosville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Dan River winds across this borderland between Virginia and North Carolina, carving a wide valley through the rolling piedmont. Along its northern banks, the landscape is defined by a series of prominent rises including Soyars Mtn, Perkins Mtn, and the Callahans Hills. The settlement pattern centers on small communities like Bachelors Hall and Brosville, which are linked by the modern Danville Expy and historic routes like Berry Hill Rd.

Genealogists will find several family-named burial sites across the landscape, including Gammon Cem near the river and Soyars Cem located just north of the highway. The map captures the rural character of the region as it appeared in the mid-2010s, showing a mix of established residential pockets like Vandola and Oak Ridge alongside the drainage networks of Wolf Island Creek and Williamson Cr that flow south into North Carolina.