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2016 Map of Mike

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Mike
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Spring Mills and the small crossroads community of Mike anchor this rural landscape along the border of Appomattox and Campbell counties. The area is defined by the complex drainage of the Falling River and its various branches, including the South Fork Falling River and the Little Falling River. The terrain is punctuated by Red Oak Mtn, which rises above a network of country roads named for local landmarks and families.

Evidence of historical community centers persists through road names like Red Oak School Rd, Morris Church Rd, and Nowlins Mill Rd. These labels suggest a 21st-century landscape still deeply rooted in its 19th-century agricultural and social foundations. The numerous small waterways, such as Bear Cr, Mollys Creek, and Rattlesnake Cr, illustrate the dissected nature of the Piedmont topography in this part of Virginia.