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2022 Map of Buckner

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The settlement of Buckner and the nearby crossroads of Gardners Crossroads anchor this portion of Louisa County, characterized by a complex network of waterways feeding into the southern reaches of Lake Anna. The landscape is defined by the divided channels of the Little River, including the South Fork Little River and the North Fork Little River, which meander through a series of significant local impoundments such as Swift Millpond, Goodwin Lake, and Chisholm Lake. To the north, the shoreline of Lake Anna creates a ragged boundary around Jerdone Island and Robbies Island, reflecting the 20th-century transformation of the regional hydrography.

Local history and genealogy interests are centered on prominent community landmarks such as the Immaculate Conception Cem and Bethany Christian Church Cem. The terrain rises at Mount Garland, overlooking a web of family-named roads and drainage features like Horsepen Br and Hawkins Cr. This modern survey documents the persistence of small rural nodes like The Bottom amidst a terrain increasingly shaped by large-scale water management and residential road expansion.