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2019 Map of Salem Church

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Rappahannock River serves as the dividing line between Stafford and Spotsylvania counties, carving a path through this northern Virginia landscape. The southern bank is defined by the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, where historic terrain near Chancellor and Salem Church preserves the complex geography of the Civil War. Development radiates from the city of Fredericksburg, extending westward along the Plank Road corridor through settlements like Five Mile Fork and Waverly Village.

Significant community landmarks include the University of Mary Washington Stafford Campus in the north near Berea, and several historic burying grounds such as the Tabernacle United Methodist Church Cem and the Mount Hope Baptist Church Cem. The map reveals a transition from the structured residential blocks of Southern Gateway to the winding tributaries of Massaponax Creek and Hazel Run, illustrating the modern expansion over historically contested ground.