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2000 Map of Powellsville

Name: 2000 Topographic Map of Powellsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

Powellsville serves as the central hub of this Bertie County landscape, where the local road network converges near the White Sch and Roundtree Temple. The terrain is defined by an intricate system of wetlands, including the Ahoskie Swamp to the north and the expansive Pell Mell Pocosin to the south. An Old Railroad Grade cuts a linear path through the lowlands, marking the legacy of earlier timber or transit corridors that once shaped the local economy.

Smaller settlements and rural crossroads like Cremo and Buzzards Crossroads are scattered throughout the region, often anchored by community landmarks such as Piney Wood Chapel and St Marks Ch. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich with small family or community burial sites, including the Highland Mem Cem, providing a detailed look at the rural settlement patterns of northeastern North Carolina at the turn of the millennium.