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2016 Map of Eureka

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Eureka
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Charlotte Court House and Drakes Branch anchor this mid-2010s geographic study of Charlotte County, Virginia. The landscape is defined by the managed waters of the Roanoke Cr watershed, featuring a series of conservation and flood control structures including Roanoke Cr Site 43a Lake, Roanoke Cr Site 54 Lake, and Roanoke Cr Site 68 Lake. These reservoirs, along with the Keysville Reservoir on the eastern boundary, highlight the region's 20th-century water management infrastructure supporting the surrounding agricultural and rural residential tracts.

Rural aviation and local transit are represented by the Eureka Airport and a dense network of secondary routes like Eureka School Rd and Welsh Tract Rd. Named terrain features such as Paulownia Knoll rise above the drainage basins of Ash Camp Cr and Spring Cr, illustrating the typical Piedmont topography of the region. The map preserves the transition between the county seat and smaller outlying communities like Eureka, providing a detailed look at property access and land use before recent developments.