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2011 Map of Spring Garden

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Spring Garden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Banister River winds through the heart of this Pittsylvania County landscape, defining a rural corridor marked by historic crossroads and industrial remnants. At the center of the sheet, Motleys Mill stands as a point of interest for those tracing the county's early milling history and water-powered commerce. The settlement pattern is characterized by scattered communities such as Spring Garden, Sheva, and Shockoe, connected by a network of local roads like Chalk Level Rd and Sheva Rd.

To the south, White Oak Mountain rises above White Oak Mountain Lake, while smaller family and community landmarks like the Atkinson Cemetery and Pittsylvania Church Camp offer specific points of discovery for genealogists and local historians. The map also documents modern residential and utility-related developments, including Transco Village and Dodson Corners, alongside numerous creeks like Cherrystone Creek and Shockoe Creek that feed into the larger river system.