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2022 Map of Gold Hill

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Buckingham Co and Cumberland Co line bisects this landscape, marking a rural territory where small crossroads communities and family-named landmarks define the geography. Gold Hill and Union Hill stand as principal reference points along a network of historic routes like Petersville Church Rd and Trents Mill Rd. The map reveals a land shaped by its hydrography, with the Willis River winding through the eastern portion and numerous smaller tributaries like Buck and Game Cr and Halfway Cr carving through the terrain.

Genealogists and local researchers will find the Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church Cem a significant landmark near the western edge. The area is characterized by scattered settlements including Lawford, Nuckols, and Hatcher, which are connected by a web of local roads such as Barter Hill Rd and Ownby Rd. Man-made water bodies like Arrowhead Lake and Winston Lake add further detail to this 21st-century record of Virginia's Piedmont region.