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2022 Map of Deerfield

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Deerfield and Little Baltimore sit within the high valleys of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, where the Calfpasture River and its numerous tributaries like Hamilton Br and Staples Run have carved a complex landscape of drafts and hollows. This area of the George Washington National Forest is defined by its topographic extremes, ranging from the heights of Shenandoah Mountain and Walker Mountain down to the bottomlands of Marble Valley.

Local history is preserved in sites like Mount Mary Cem and the industrial footprint of Clayton Mill near Sideling Hill. The map documents a rural infrastructure dependent on mountain gaps and water gaps, with roads like Deerfield Valley Rd following the natural contours of the Deerfield Valley. From the isolated Tizzle Flats to the drainage of Benson Run, the map reveals a settlement pattern dictated by the steep ridges of Brushy Ridge and Short Ridge.