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2011 Map of Burrsville

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Burrsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The community of Burrsville sits on the border of Maryland and Delaware, anchoring a rural landscape defined by historic crossroads and extensive drainage networks. This 2011 survey reveals the agricultural heart of the Delmarva Peninsula, where family-named intersections like Schultie Crossroads, Hughes Crossroads, and Melvin Crossroads serve as the primary landmarks. The terrain is intricately carved by prongs and branches, including Sangston Prong, White Marsh Branch, and Beaverdam Branch, all feeding into the Marshyhope Creek system.

Genealogical interest is found at the Union Memorial Cemetery near Union Corners. The map documents a transition in local infrastructure, showing the managed flow of water through features like the Marshyhope Ditch and Greenlees Ditch. Small settlements such as Hollandsville and Brownsville remain centers of local life, connected by a web of named rural routes like Fox Hunters Rd and Sugar Stick Rd that follow long-established property lines and natural contours.