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2022 Map of Madisonville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Madisonville serves as the central hub for this rural stretch of Southside Virginia, situated at the junction of three counties. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of numerous streams, including Butterwood Cr and Rough Cr, which carve through the undulating terrain near Lyle Mtn and Baker Mtn. This area reflects a long-standing reliance on small-scale agriculture and community centers, evidenced by the numerous cemeteries and local institutions scattered throughout the hills.

Genealogists will find several burial sites, such as Oaks Cem and Salem Cem, alongside the Mount-Lyle Baptist Church, which anchor the local history. The presence of the Roanoke Cr Site 4a Lake and other reservoir sites indicates mid-twentieth-century water management efforts that reshaped the natural flow of Roanoke Cr tributaries. The road network, including names like Thorntons Mill Rd and Wards Fork Mill Rd, hints at a historical economy once driven by water-powered milling along the local creeks.