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2010 Map of Prospect

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Prospect
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Appomattox River winds through the northern portion of this landscape, defining a rural corridor marked by historic water crossings like Beazley Ford and Venables Bridge. The settlement of Prospect serves as a central hub, where residential clusters are intersected by a network of local routes including Pineview Rd and Carr Rd. Further south, the map reveals a pattern of scattered homesteads and small communities such as Elam and Allens Mill, centered around water resources like Grand View Lake and Falling Creek.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family and community burial grounds, from the Prospect Cemetery near the town center to the more secluded Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and Sulphur Spring Cemetery to the southwest. The terrain is deeply etched by numerous tributaries, including Plum Creek, Harris Creek, and Spring Branch, which historically influenced the placement of early mills and road alignments across Prince Edward County.