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2019 Map of Germantown

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Germantown and its rural Montgomery County surroundings are defined by a complex network of waterways and early Maryland settlements. The central landscape is dominated by Little Seneca Lake and Lake Churchill, which feed into the Little Seneca Creek system. To the north, the historic village of Clarksburg sits near Roberts Tavern, while smaller hamlets like Boyds and Burdette reflect the area's agricultural past.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the numerous memorial sites, including the Boyds Presbyterian Church Cemetery and Saint Marks United Methodist Church Cemetery. In the southern reaches, the transition from suburban density to preserved open space is evident around Blackrock Mill and Dawsonville. The western edge of the map reveals the geological footprint of the Culpeper Basin, providing a distinct contrast to the developed corridors near Old Germantown and the modern residential expansions of the late 2010s.