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2013 Map of Central

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Love Valley and the rural community of Central anchor this northern Iredell County landscape as it appeared in the early 21st century. The terrain is defined by the transition from the Bailey Hills in the south toward the higher elevations of Fox Mountain and McHargue Mountain to the northwest. This area serves as a significant drainage basin for numerous waterways, including Olin Cr, Tuckers Cr, and Patterson Cr, which move through the countryside before reaching the S Yadkin River at the map's southern edge.

A dense network of farm-to-market roads and named lanes, such as Myers Mill Rd and Goforth Rd, reveals a persistent agricultural and residential character. Small impoundments like Windy Hills Acres Lake dot the valleys between ridges. The presence of secondary routes weaving through Little Rocky Cr and Snow Cr suggests a landscape shaped by both the local water system and the long-standing family farm boundaries of the region.