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2016 Map of Polkton

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Polkton and the surrounding Anson County countryside are defined by a network of small settlements and family-named landmarks. The landscape is carved by a dense drainage system where Lanes Creek and Brown Creek receive numerous tributaries like Deep Bottom Br and Haileys Br. Higher ground is marked by historical religious and funerary sites, including Cedar Grove Church Cem and Pleasant Hill Church Cem, which serve as anchors for the rural communities of Kikers and Sugar Town.

Educational infrastructure is represented by the S Piedmont Community Coll located just outside the main town center. Transportation patterns follow a mix of older routes and modern corridors, with Old State Hwy 742 and Plank Rd intersecting the rolling terrain. These roads link smaller junctions like Griffins Crossroads to the larger residential and agricultural tracts that have characterized this portion of North Carolina for generations.