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2014 Map of Washington West

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Washington West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Washington Heights and Lincoln Heights anchor the northeastern corner of this Wilkes County landscape, marking the westward residential reaches of the county seat. The terrain is defined by a dense network of waterways including the Little River, which forms the boundary with Taliaferro County near the settlement of Ficklin. Further west, the hamlet of Tyrone sits along Greensboro Rd, a primary corridor through the rolling hills and timberland.

Genealogists will find several family and community landmarks, such as Bethel Cem near Little Kettle Cr and Simpson Cem located off Quaker Springs Rd. The map also captures significant local water management features, notably the City of Washington Reservoir and a series of smaller impoundments like Beaverdam Cr Lake and Burdette-Harris Lake Number One, reflecting the agricultural and municipal water needs of the region in the early 21st century.