2016 Map of East Bend

About this map

Richmond Hill and the surrounding rural communities of Smithtown and Union Grove define this portion of Yadkin County. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of local roads and creek drainages, including Fall Cr and Little Forbush Cr. For genealogists, the map is remarkably thorough in its documentation of local burial sites, from the Richmond Hill Cem in the northwest to the East Bend Friends Cem near the town of East Bend. The distribution of these sites, alongside namesake landmarks like Patterson Grove Cem and Mount Carmel Cem, reflects a deeply rooted settlement pattern. Small water bodies like Brown Lake and Phillips Pond punctuate the terrain, while the course of Forbush Cr winds through the central valley toward the community of Forbush.