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2022 Map of Snow Creek

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Figsboro sits at the western edge of a landscape defined by the rugged interface of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge foothills, where the boundary between Franklin and Henry counties cuts across the drainage basins of the Smith and Dan Rivers. The map reveals a dense concentration of family burial grounds and community landmarks that speak to generations of rural settlement, including the Snow Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cem and the Eames Family Cem.

High points like Fork Mtn and Turkeycock Mtn overlook a complex network of narrow hollows drained by Snow Creek and Reed Creek. The road system, featuring names like Tobacco Field Dr and Old Quarry Rd, points to the traditional agrarian and extractive economies of the region. This 2022 survey provides a precise accounting of these cultural and geographic features, from the heights of Toms Knob to the bottomlands along Grassy Fork.