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2022 Map of Timberlake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The N Flat River and South Flat River converge southwest of Timberlake, shaping a landscape of Piedmont ridges and small-scale agriculture south of Roxboro. This 2022 survey documents a rural corridor in Person County where family-named roads and localized community centers like Cates and Surl persist. The presence of numerous historic burial grounds, including the Flat River Primitive Baptist Church Cem and Mount Tirzah United Methodist Cem, provides a detailed record for genealogical research in this long-settled part of North Carolina.

Infrastructure like the Person County Airport and the corridor of the Durham Rd highlight the area's modern connectivity, while terrain features like Glenns Mtn and water bodies such as M L Blalock Lake define the traditional character of the land. The map illustrates how legacy land divisions and rural settlements have adapted into the twenty-first century while maintaining distinct identities around places like Mount Tirzah.