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2013 Map of Buffalo Springs

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Buffalo Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The confluence of the Dan River and Hyco River defines this landscape in southern Virginia, where the waters broaden into the western reaches of the John H. Kerr Reservoir. Historically significant rural hubs like Dryburg and Buffalo Springs sit along a network of roads that reflect generations of settlement, including Tabernacle Rd and Gravel Hill Rd. Small-scale infrastructure and aviation history are evident at the Aaron Penston Field Airport near Aarons Creek.

The terrain is marked by numerous drainage branches such as Wilmoth Br, Cherry Br, and Number Three Br, which feed into the primary river systems. Settlement patterns remain dispersed across locations like Pools Mill, Midway, and Fleming Corner. The topography rises to its local peak at High Hill in the southwest, while the northern section is bisected by the Roanoke River as it approaches its junction with the Dan.