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2016 Map of Mooresville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The town of Mooresville serves as the focal point of this North Carolina survey, situated at a major convergence of regional boundaries where Iredell, Rowan, Mecklenburg, and Cabarrus counties meet. The landscape is defined by the transition from the rolling Piedmont hills to the edge of Lake Norman, which enters the map from the southwest. Local genealogy is well-supported by numerous burial sites, including the Willow Valley Cem and Green Acres Cem, along with the Christian Aid Society Cem near the southern boundary.

Academic and aviation history are represented by the presence of Davidson Coll and the nearby Davidson College Cem, while transportation and commerce are anchored by the industrial corridors near S Iredell Ind Pk Rd. Waterways such as the Rocky River and its tributaries like Dye Cr and Work Cr carve through the terrain, illustrating the hydrological network that influenced the early placement of settlements like Mount Mourne.