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1972 Map of Park Spring

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Park Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The rolling Piedmont landscape of Caswell County centers on Park Spring, where Wildwood Lake and Park Spring Lake are the defining water features. The map illustrates a rural North Carolina community transition, with early 1970s topography updated through mid-1990s revisions. This era of development is visible in the expansion of residential nodes like West Yanceyville and the established footprint of the Caswell Airport.

Institutional life is deeply rooted in the area's numerous country churches, including True Gospel Ch, Bethesda Ch, and New Ephesus Ch. Education and local history converge at Cobb Memorial Sch, while the network of creeks—specifically Moon Creek and its prongs—dictates the local drainage and property patterns. Notable landmarks such as the Water Tank near Jones and the Radio Tower near Swann serve as vital navigational points for this tobacco-growing region.