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2022 Map of Mount Airy North

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Mount Airy anchor the southwestern corner of this survey, where the Ararat River begins its winding course toward the southeast through Surry County. The landscape is defined by its transition from the urban street grid of town into the ridgelines and hollows of the Blue Ridge foothills. The state line between North Carolina and Virginia cuts across the northern third of the map, marked by several border-straddling landmarks like the Line Primitive Baptist Church.

Genealogists will find a significant concentration of family and community burial grounds, including the Paynetown Community Cemetery and Willis Gap Cemetery. The rural economy and geography are reflected in names like Sulphur Springs and Flat Rock, while the industrial history of the region is hinted at by the Granite Quarry Trl. The map details a complex drainage system of small creeks such as Lovills Creek and Doe Run Creek that have long shaped the settlement patterns of this borderland.