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1982 Map of Powellsville

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Powellsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Pell Mell Pocosin dominates the southern landscape of this Bertie County quadrangle, where a complex network of wetland drainages including Ahoskie Swamp and Quioccosin Swamp weave through the forest and farmland. The settlement of Powellsville serves as a local hub, situated near the Highland Mem Cem and the White Sch. The presence of an Old Railroad Grade running north-south through the center of the sheet indicates the shifting transportation priorities of this rural district as it transitioned away from rail-dependent timber or agricultural hauling.

Local history and genealogy are well-preserved through numerous community landmarks, such as Piney Wood Chapel, Holly Grove Ch, and Roundtree Temple. Small named locales like Cremo, Elm Grove, and Buzzards Crossroads provide specific touchpoints for locating family homesteads or vanished businesses. These rural centers, often anchored by churches like St Marks Ch, illustrate the dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of the North Carolina coastal plain in the early 1980s.