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1900s (20th Century) Maps of Shortt Gap, Virginia

Explore 9 historic maps of Shortt Gap from the 1900s (20th Century). These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1900s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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  1. 1915 Map of Richlands
    1915 Map of Richlands
    1915 Richlands
    1915 Print · USGS
    The Clinch River valley in the years before the Great War is a network of coal-country settlements and mountain passes. Genealogists can locate family schoolhouses like Drill School or trace the early Norfolk and Western rail lines through Raven and Richlands.
  4. 1916 Map of Richlands
    1916 Map of Richlands
    1916 Richlands
    1916 Print · USGS
    The Clinch River valley was entering a period of industrial growth just before the First World War as rail lines followed the water. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous mountain schools and hamlets like Antioch School, Red Ash, and Cedar Bluff.
    5 unique versions available
  7. 1935 Map of Jewell
    1935 Map of Jewell
    1935 Jewell
    1935 Print · USGS
    The borderlands of Buchanan and Tazewell Counties are shown in the mid-1930s as industrial development followed the mountain hollows. Researchers can trace the rail-and-ridge economy through Jewell Ridge PO, the Norfolk and Western line, and rural schools like Smith Sch.
  10. 1950 Map of Richlands
    1950 Map of Richlands
    1950 Richlands
    1950 Print · USGS
    Richlands and the Clinch River valley are shown here in the late 1940s as the rail and coal industries shaped the landscape. Genealogists can trace family names through dozens of rural landmarks like Paint Lick Sch, Jewell Chapel, and the Wolfpen Ridge Cem.
  13. 1955 Map of Bluefield
    1955 Map of Bluefield
    1955 Bluefield
    1955 Print · USGS
    The Central Appalachian borderlands come alive in the mid-fifties, showing the coal and rail networks connecting Bluefield to Beckley. Researchers can trace the industrial landscape of the New River Ordnance Plant and the terrain of Burkes Garden.
  16. 1957 Map of Bluefield, 1967 Print
    1957 Map of Bluefield, 1967 Print
    1957 Bluefield
    1967 Print · USGS
    The heart of Central Appalachia in the mid-fifties is defined by the winding rail lines and river valleys of the coalfields. Researchers can trace the industrial footprints of towns like Welch and Princeton or locate landmarks such as the Bluestone Reservoir and Claytor Lake.
    2 unique versions available
  19. 1961 Map of Bluefield
    1961 Map of Bluefield
    1961 Bluefield
    1961 Print · USGS
    The coalfields and mountain ridges of southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia are captured in the early sixties. Genealogists can trace family ties through rail-linked towns like Princeton and Richlands or along the shores of Bluestone Reservoir.
  22. 1968 Map of Jewell Ridge, 1972 Print
    1968 Map of Jewell Ridge, 1972 Print
    1968 Jewell Ridge
    1972 Print · USGS
    The coal country of Tazewell and Buchanan counties is shown here in the late sixties at the height of its extractive industrial era. Researchers can trace the Norfolk and Western rail lines and locate remote landmarks like the Jewell Valley Sch and Shortt Gap.
    2 unique versions available
  25. 1981 Map of Bluefield
    1981 Map of Bluefield
    1981 Bluefield
    1981 Print · USGS
    The coalfields and mountain ridges of the Virginia-West Virginia border are captured here during the early eighties. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail lines of the Norfolk and Western RR connecting Coalwood, Welch, and the unique geological basin of Burkes Garden.
    2 unique versions available
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