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2019 Map of Purcellville

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Purcellville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Purcellville and Hamilton anchor the southern reach of this landscape in the late 2010s, where the suburban edges of the Washington metropolitan area meet the agricultural heritage of the Loudoun Valley. The terrain is dominated by the prominent ridge of Short Hill Mtn in the northwest, which overlooks several small rural clusters such as Hillsboro, Mechanicsville, and Morrisonville. This area is particularly rich in genealogical sites, featuring numerous burial grounds including Salem Cem, Arnold Grove Cem, and Ketockin Cem.

Water features like N Fork Catoctin Cr and S Fork Catoctin Cr drain the valley, while the local infrastructure is defined by the Charles Town Pike and the campus of Patrick Henry College. The map captures a moment of transition where established settlements like Wheatland and Milltown maintain their identity amidst modern residential development and historic church properties like Rehobeth Church/Cem.