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2022 Map of Townsville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Williamsboro and Townsville serve as the primary hubs in this portion of Vance County, where the landscape is defined by the extensive reach of the John H Kerr Reservoir. The topography is a network of ridges and drainage basins, including Little Nutbush Creek and Little Island Cr, which feed into the larger reservoir system. A series of historic rural junctions, such as Hicks Crossroads, Knotts Crossroads, and Harris Crossroads, illustrate the traditional crossroads settlement pattern of the North Carolina Piedmont.

Local industry and land use are etched into the road names, from the northern Tungsten Mine Rd to the agricultural legacy suggested by Pool Rock Plantation Ln. The map also captures modern residential development along the shoreline, notably around Island Creek Estates Rd, showing how the creation of the reservoir has transformed the local economy from purely upland farming to water-oriented recreation and living.