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2022 Map of Scottsville

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Scottsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The James River defines the southern boundary of this region, where the town of Scottsville sits at a prominent bend in the waterway. This area serves as a significant junction for Albemarle, Fluvanna, and Buckingham counties. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of tributaries including Briery Creek, Turkey Run, and the winding Hardware River, which carves through the terrain near Muleshoe Bend.

Smaller rural hubs like Antioch and Nicholas are connected by a web of historic routes such as Jefferson Mill Rd and Coles Rolling Rd. Local history is anchored by the Antioch Cem and Scottsville Cem, while the topography rises toward Raccoon Ridge and Old Spring Hill. The transition from the river lowlands to the rolling interior reflects a long history of agricultural settlement and mill-based industry along the numerous creeks.