1800s (19th Century) Maps of Alleghany County, North Carolina

1. 1889 Map of Hillsville

   

   1889 Hillsville

   1889 Print · USGS

   The Blue Ridge Highlands and the upper New River valley are captured in the late 1880s, showcasing a landscape of iron furnaces and mountain gaps. Trace early industrial sites like Boom Furnace and Lead Mines, or locate ancestral homesteads near Hillsville and Old Town.

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4. 1889 Map of Wytheville

   

   1889 Wytheville

   1889 Print · USGS

   Southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina are mapped here during the late nineteenth-century rise of the mountain iron industry. Genealogists and historians can locate early post offices and industrial sites such as Bridle Creek P.O., Eagle Furnace, and Rural Retreat.

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7. 1889 Map of Wilkesboro, 1960 Print

   

   1889 Wilkesboro

   1960 Print · USGS

   Wilkes and Ashe counties are shown here in the late 1880s as the region's mountain economy relied on river fords and valley mills. Researchers can trace ancestral locations from Jefferson to Wilkesboro, including landmarks like Lomax Store and Dunkirk Ch.

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10. 1891 Map of Wilkesboro, 1940 Print

    

    1891 Wilkesboro

    1940 Print · USGS

    The foothills and high ridges of Northwest North Carolina are seen here in the late nineteenth century before modern highway development. Local historians can locate early post offices at Brown P.O., the mining area of Ore Knob, and ancestral landmarks like Dunkirk Ch. and Hall Mills.

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13. 1891 Map of Yadkinville, 1964 Print

    

    1891 Yadkinville

    1964 Print · USGS

    Surry and Yadkin counties are shown here in the late nineteenth century as the river-and-rail economy began to reshape the Piedmont. Genealogists can trace family landmarks and early crossings like Kapps Mill, Poindexter Ferry, and Cross Roads Church.

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16. 1892 Map of Hillsville

    

    1892 Hillsville

    1892 Print · USGS

    Southwest Virginia in the late nineteenth century is captured here as a landscape of iron furnaces and river crossings. Genealogists and historians can trace old family mills and ferries like Pedegos Mill, Howards Ferry, and the early settlement at Old Town.

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19. 1892 Map of Wytheville, 1897 Print

    

    1892 Wytheville

    1897 Print · USGS

    The high ridges and river valleys of Southwest Virginia and Northwest North Carolina are captured here in the late nineteenth century. Genealogists can trace family footprints across the Iron Mountains to old industrial sites like White Rock Furnace and remote post offices such as Hampton P.O.

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22. 1893 Map of Yadkinville, 1944 Print

    

    1893 Yadkinville

    1944 Print · USGS

    Northwest North Carolina at the close of the nineteenth century was a landscape of river-dependent commerce and mountain ridges. Researchers can trace the early industrial footprint of Kapps Mill, locate remote river crossings like Douglass Ford, and follow the progress of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad.

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25. 1896 Map of Hillsville

    

    1896 Hillsville

    1896 Print · USGS

    The Blue Ridge Highlands and New River corridor appear here in the 1890s, when iron furnaces and river ferries dictated the pace of local life. Researchers can trace ancestral locations near Hillsville, the Lead Mines, and historic river crossings like Jackson Ferry.

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