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2022 Map of Culpeper West

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Culpeper stands as the primary hub of this Virginia landscape, where suburban expansion meets the deeply rooted agricultural history of the Culpeper Basin. The map reveals a high density of ancestral burial grounds, including the Fairview Cem near town and several smaller family plots such as the Strother Cem, Green Family Cem, and Bushong Hawkins Cem. These small cemeteries are often the only remaining markers of former farmsteads that once defined the rural countryside.

The landscape is shaped by the winding courses of Mountain Run and Cedar Run, with water management evident at Merrimac Lake and Lake Pelham. To the south and west, smaller settlements like Waylands Mill and Mitchells preserve their character near the base of Cedar Mtn. The detailed road network, from the busy Sperryville Pike to quiet lanes like Covington Home Pl, illustrates the evolution of Culpeper County from a mill-and-farm economy into a modern residential and regional center.