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2019 Map of Buckeystown

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Buckeystown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Monocacy River valley defines this part of Frederick County, where the Monocacy National Battlefield preserves the site of a pivotal Civil War engagement north of the river's bend. This 2019 survey captures a landscape where agricultural history and modern preservation coexist, from the Lilypons water gardens near Lily Pons Bridge to the southern reaches of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park along the Potomac River.

Settlement patterns reveal a deep local heritage, marked by numerous family and community landmarks such as Michaels Mill, Greenfield Mills, and Saint Joseph's Carrollton Manor Cem. The terrain rises significantly in the southeast at Sugar Loaf Mtn and Stronghold, overlooking the Culpeper Basin. Numerous burial grounds and small communities like Buckeystown and Adamstown anchor the region's genealogical significance.