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River Basins in Person County
Person County is somewhat unique (in many ways) because it includes three watersheds.
Part of the county is in the Roanoke River Basin, part in the Neuse River Basin, and part
in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin. [I am looking for a map that will show the three river
basins.]
Creeks and Rivers
The table below lists many of the creeks, streams, and rivers in
Person County. Those that include Latitude/Longitude are from the USGS list. As references to creeks or streams as a property boundary were found in deeds,
they are included from past visitors here.
| Name |
Feeds into this Creek or River |
Township |
Notes / Comments |
Latitude |
Longitude |
USGS 7.5' Map |
| Aarons
Creek |
|
|
|
364028N |
0784205W |
Buffalo Springs |
| Alderidge
Creek |
|
|
|
361603N |
0790003W |
Hurdle Mills |
| Bamboo
Branch |
|
|
|
363127N |
0785709W |
Cluster Springs |
| Big
Bluewing Creek |
|
|
|
363716N |
0785017W |
Virgilina |
| Bluewing
Creek |
|
|
|
363716N |
0785017W |
Virgilina |
| Bowes
Branch |
|
|
|
363334N |
0785538W |
Cluster Springs |
| Bowes
Branch |
|
|
|
363332N |
0785539W |
Cluster Springs |
| Brandon
Creek |
|
|
|
363550N |
0790654W |
Alton |
| Bredlov
Creek |
|
|
|
363222N |
0784859W |
Virgilina |
| Broachs
Mill Creek |
|
|
|
362206N |
0790642W |
Hurdle Mills |
| Broad Branch |
Mayo |
|
Broad Branch of the Mayo is mentioned in a 1763 Lord Granville Grant. In
the survey, it shows it crossing what is now the Person/Virginia border. |
|
|
|
| Bushy
Fork Creek |
Flat |
|
|
361644N |
0790305W |
Hurdle Mills |
| Byrds
Creek |
Flat ? |
|
|
361552N |
0790147W |
Hurdle Mills |
| Camp
Creek |
Flat ? |
|
|
361228N |
0784723W |
Lake Michie |
| Cane
Creek |
|
Cunningham |
|
363042N |
0790356W |
Alton |
| Castle
Creek |
|
|
|
363209N |
0785703W |
Cluster Springs |
| Cattail
Branch |
|
|
|
363126N |
0784902W |
Virgilina |
| Chappels
Creek |
Flat ? |
|
|
361728N |
0785648W |
Timberlake |
| Chubb Creek |
|
|
Deed book 20
Pg. 80 Bennett Williams to Samuel Williams for 100 lbs., 183A on Chubb Creek. 29 June
1803.
pg. 100 Jeremiah Roberts to Walter Oakley Junior, for $75, 50 acres adj. Abram Dunest to
Cub Creek. 22 December 1809.
Deed book 342
pg 115 Miles Wells of Caswell County to Samuel Williams of Person County, for 100 lbs.,
333 acres on Cub Creek at the Granville Co. line adj. William Graves. - 8 August 1812
pg. 133 Samuel Williams to Peggy Inscore of Granville Co., for $133 1/3 for 133 1/3 acres
on Cubb Creek adj. William Oakley. 16 Sept. 1815
Deed book 262
pg. 163 Elijah Williams to Caswell Vaughn for $102, 50 acres on Cubb Creek adj. Samuel
Williams. |
|
|
|
| Cobbs
Creek |
North Hyco |
|
|
362840N |
0790619W |
Olive Hill |
| Crooked
Fork |
|
|
|
363003N |
0784614W |
Virgilina |
| Crutchfield
Branch |
|
|
|
363300N |
0785252W |
Cluster Springs |
| Crutchfield
Branch |
|
|
|
363259N |
0785254W |
Cluster Springs |
| Cub Creek |
Hyco |
|
|
362430N |
0790625W |
Olive Hill |
| Cub
Creek |
|
|
|
361921N |
0784601W |
Moriah |
| Deep
Creek |
|
|
|
361350N |
0785318W |
Rougemont |
| Dial
Creek |
Flat |
|
|
361020N |
0785129W |
Lake Michie |
| Donaldson
Creek |
|
|
|
362724N |
0785237W |
Roxboro |
| Double
Creek |
Flat? |
|
|
362224N |
0790649W |
Hurdle Mills |
| Duck Creek |
South Hyco |
Olive Hill
Cunningham |
Shown on a portion of the 1928
Soils Survey Map. |
|
|
|
| Fishing
Branch |
|
|
|
362903N |
0785847W |
Roxboro |
| Flat
River |
Eno |
|
|
360541N |
0784849W |
Northeast Durham |
| Ghent
Creek |
|
|
|
363143N |
0785901W |
Cluster Springs |
| Hyco
Creek |
Dan |
Cunningham |
|
362858N |
0790542W |
Olive Hill |
| Hyco
River |
Dan |
Woodsdale |
|
364101N |
0784356W |
Buffalo Springs |
| Lick
Branch |
Stories Creek |
|
|
362538N |
0790110W |
Olive Hill |
| Lick
Creek |
Flat ? |
|
|
361534N |
0790036W |
Hurdle Mills |
| Little
Duck Creek |
Hyco |
|
|
362652N |
0790536W |
Olive Hill |
| Marlowe
Creek |
|
|
|
363010N |
0785917W |
Cluster Springs |
| Mayo
Creek |
|
|
|
363517N |
0785317W |
Cluster Springs |
| Mill
Creek |
|
|
|
362746N |
0785256W |
Roxboro |
| Mitchell
Creek |
|
|
|
362720N |
0785830W |
Roxboro |
| North
Flat River |
Flat / Eno |
|
|
361503N |
0785549W |
Timberlake |
| Powells
Creek |
|
|
|
363137N |
0785850W |
Cluster Springs |
| Richland
Creek |
South Hyco |
|
|
362529N |
0790614W |
Olive Hill |
| Rock Fork
Branch |
Flat ? |
|
|
361623N |
0785246W |
Timberlake |
| Sargents
Creek |
Hyco? |
|
|
362923N |
0790451W |
Olive Hill |
| Satterfield
Creek |
Stories Creek |
Olive Hill
Roxboro |
|
362524N |
0790104W |
Olive Hill |
| Shelton
Creek |
|
|
|
361727N |
0784232W |
Berea |
| Snipe
Creek |
|
|
|
362112N |
0790623W |
Hurdle Mills |
| South
Flat River |
Flat |
|
|
361503N |
0785549W |
Timberlake |
| South
Hyco Creek |
Hyco / Dan |
|
|
362858N |
0790543W |
Olive Hill |
| Storys (Stories) Creek |
Hyco / Dan |
Roxboro
Olive Hill |
|
363132N |
0785839W |
Cluster Springs |
| Tanyard
Branch |
|
|
|
362446N |
0785811W |
Roxboro |
| Tar
River |
|
|
|
353308N |
0770506W |
Washington |
| Winns
Creek |
|
|
|
363657N |
0790620W |
Alton |
| Winns
Creek |
|
|
|
363657N |
0790619W |
Alton |
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