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1963 Map of Gasburg

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Gasburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Lake Gaston dominates the southern portion of this landscape, where the rising waters of the Roanoke River met the rolling hills of the Virginia and North Carolina border. This survey, updated from earlier photogrammetric methods, captures the area during a period when rural crossroads like Gasburg and Ebony served as the primary social hubs. The map is particularly rich for family researchers, detailing numerous local burial grounds including Reid Cem, Kirkland Cem, and Powell Cem.

Smaller settlements such as Ankum and Elams appear alongside a network of country churches that anchored these communities, from St Pauls Chapel to the Antioch Ch near the state line. The intricate drainage system of the Piedmont is clear, defined by watercourses such as Pea Hill Creek, Lizard Creek, and Songbird Creek, which flow toward the reservoir. The map documents the specific boundaries where Brunswick, Northampton, and Warren counties meet at the interstate divide.