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2019 Map of Gates

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Gates
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Reynoldson and Pittmantown anchor this rural landscape where the border between Virginia and North Carolina divides Suffolk from Gates County. The terrain is defined by a complex drainage system featuring March Swamp, Somerton Creek, and Beaverdam Cr, which carve through the low-lying coastal plain. Small agricultural communities like Cleopus, Savages Crossroads, and Factory Hill are connected by a network of local roads such as Gates Rd and Holy Neck Rd.

Genealogists will find significant value in the mapped cemeteries, including the Gatling Family Cem and burial grounds at the Reynoldson Baptist Church and First Baptist Church. The presence of Holly Neck Ponds and Chapel Swamp highlights the persistent wetland character of this region, which has historically shaped the placement of roads and farmsteads away from the saturated bottomlands of Hackley Swamp.