Surry County

This page contains information available through the NCGS concerning Surry County.

USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles covering Surry County

[1:24,000 scale maps for Surry County]

Statewide index to 7.5-minute quadrangles Ordering information

Highest Point*

COUNTYHIGH POINT AND LOCATIONELEVATION+/!USGS 7.5' QUAD
SurryFisher Peak3580+Lambsburg, VA
A "!" in the column labeled "+/!" indicates an exact elevation. An estimated elevation is indicated by "+".
*Some counties have more than one location that appear to have the same elevation. These counties show more than one entry in this table.
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NCGS Publications covering Surry County

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Dissertations and theses covering Surry County

Copies of Ph.D. dissertations and M.S. theses at the NCGS Archdale office are listed below. These volumes are not for sale, but can be viewed at the NCGS offices in Raleigh, NC. For interlibrary loan, please check with the degree-granting institution.

Name

Date

Title

Institution

Format

Pages

Topic*
Fritz, S. J. 1976 Physical and chemical characteristics of weathering rinds from several plutons in the North Carolina Piedmont UNC at Chapel Hill Ph.D. dissertation 233 p. Petrology
Harper, S. B. 1977 The age and origin of granitic gneisses of the Inner Piedmont, northwestern North Carolina UNC at Chapel Hill Master thesis 92 p. Geochronology
Heyn, T. 1984 Stratigraphic and structural relationships along the southwestern flank of the Sauratown Mountains Anticlinorium University of South Carolina Master thesis 192 p. Geologic mapping
Lewis, S. E. 1980 Geology of the Brevard zone, Smith River allochthon and Inner Piedmont in the Sauratown Mountains anticlinorium, northwest North Carolina UNC at Chapel Hill Ph.D. dissertation 131 p. Geologic mapping
Stirewalt, G. L. 1969 Structural analysis of the Sauratown Mountains Anticlinorium and the Brevard Lithologic Zone, North Carolina UNC at Chapel Hill Ph.D. dissertation 146 p. Structural geology
*Topic = A broad classification for the type of geologic research covered.
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