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2010 Map of Gold Hill

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Gold Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Trents Mill and the surrounding rural communities of Cumberland County are defined by the winding course of the Willis River and its numerous tributaries. This 2010 survey illustrates a landscape where small crossroad settlements like Nuckols, Hatcher, and Union Hill persist amidst a network of timbered tracts and local waterways. The mapping of Bear Creek Lake and Winston Lake highlights the importance of water management and recreation in the region, with several dams such as Benelli Dam and Arrowhead Lake Dam appearing on the sheet.

Local history and genealogy are preserved through the identification of the County Cemetery and Cornerstone Cemetery. The drainage patterns, featuring names like Buck and Game Creek, Randolph Creek, and Buffalo Creek, reveal the natural dissection of the Piedmont terrain. This map serves as a detailed record of the rural infrastructure at the start of the decade, showing the placement of farm-to-market roads like Trents Mill Rd and Petersville Rd that link these longstanding Virginia hamlets.