2016 Map of Farmington

About this map

Huntsville and Farmington anchor this survey of the Piedmont landscape where the Yadkin River defines the natural border between Yadkin and Forsyth counties. The map documents a deeply established rural network of family and community landmarks, particularly evident in the concentration of burial grounds such as Shacktown Cem and Turners Creek Cem. The terrain of the Yadkin Valley is dissected by numerous watercourses including Dutchman Creek and South Deep Creek, which historically dictated the placement of early settlements and roads like Shacktown Rd and Old US Hwy 421. Small water bodies like Marshall Lake and Cedar Cr Lake dot the countryside, reflecting the area's agricultural character and the transition toward residential development in the early twenty-first century.