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2019 Map of Reidsville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Reidsville stands as the primary urban center in this 2019 survey of Rockingham County, anchoring a landscape where small outlying communities like Wentworth, Monroeton, and Benaja define the rural periphery. The terrain is characterized by the complex drainage systems of the Haw River and several branches of Troublesome Creek, which feed into local water bodies such as Washburns Lake and Clarks Lake. These waterways have historically influenced the settlement patterns and road networks that connect family farms and early residential developments.

Local history and genealogy researchers can identify established community landmarks including Evergreen Memory Gardens, Greenview Cem, and Reidlawn Cem. The presence of Warf Airport west of the city and the Methodist Camp Lake to the south illustrates the area's mix of private transport and recreational land use. This modern topographic record captures the transition from the concentrated industrial and residential streets of Reidsville to the sprawling wooded tracts and small creek valleys that comprise the surrounding North Carolina Piedmont.