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2010 Map of Whaleyville

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Whaleyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Whaleyville and its surrounding rural hamlets define this landscape on the Virginia and North Carolina border. The area is characterized by a dense network of watercourses, where Jones Swamp and Spivey Swamp feed into larger drainage systems like Duke Swamp and Goodman Swamp. This 2010 survey shows the persistence of small agricultural and residential centers such as Somerton, Willeyton, and Hazelton.

Transportation and utility are represented by the Whaleyville Post Office and the specialized Umphlett Airstrip, while remnants of rail infrastructure appear at Harrell Siding near Franklin Junction. The mapping of family-named roads like Johnny Harrell Rd and Mallory Buck Rd alongside geographical features such as Buckland Mill Branch provides a detailed view of the local land-use patterns and property divisions that have shaped this borderland community for generations.