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1970 Map of Townsville

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Townsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Williamsboro and Townsville anchor this 1970 study of Vance County, captured as the local landscape adapted to the presence of the John H Kerr Reservoir. The eastern edge of the map is dominated by the reservoir’s many-fingered shoreline, including the Townsville Landing and the Nutbush Bridge Campground. Further inland, the terrain is defined by a dense network of country churches and family-named crossroads, such as Hicks Crossroads and Harris Crossroads.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of the community through its numerous rural institutions, from the New Hope Sch to historic congregations like St Johns Ch and Philadelphia Ch. An Old RR Grade cutting through the center of the sheet offers a trace of former industrial transport, while the Montpelier Landing Field and various cemeteries like Marrows Chapel Cem mark the enduring presence of long-established families in the North Carolina backcountry.