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2022 Map of Gardnerville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Gardnerville serves as a central hub in this corner of Pitt County, where a dense network of local roads connects several small agricultural settlements and crossroads. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Swift Creek and the drainage systems of Clayroot Swamp, Indian Well Swamp, and Fork Swamp. These low-lying areas are managed by features like the Shiloh Canal, illustrating the long-term relationship between local farming and the wet terrain of the coastal plain.

Small communities such as Stokestown, Shelmerdine, and Coxville are distributed across the quadrangle, often centered on historic intersections like Haddocks Crossroads or Helens Crossroads. The presence of the South Oaks Aerodrome near Venters highlights more contemporary uses of the land alongside established rural outposts like Redallia and Clayroot. The map detail captures a specific rural character, where family-named roads like Ida and Mary McLawhorn Rd and Raymond Harris Rd speak to the deep-rooted genealogical history of the area.