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2019 Map of Purlear

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Purlear and Mount Pleasant anchor this landscape of the Blue Ridge foothills, where the waters of the Reddies River and its various forks converge. The terrain is defined by prominent peaks like Rendezvous Mtn and Huffman Mtn, which overlook a network of rural roads such as Old Hwy 60 and Pilgrim Baptist Church Rd. The drainage pattern is complex, with N Prong Lewis Fork and S Prong Lewis Fork carving through the valleys to feed into the northern reaches of the W Kerr Scott Reservoir.

Evidence of the area's agricultural and social history is found in the scattered settlements of Parsonville and Wilbar, as well as named landmarks like Deep Ford and Hamby Mtn. The map shows a transition from the steeper ridges of Sharper Mtn in the north to the more accessible reservoir-adjacent lands in the south, reflecting the interplay between the highland terrain and the water systems of Wilkes County.