1940s Maps of Lee County, Virginia

1. 1946 Map of Rose Hill, 1957 Print

   

   1946 Rose Hill

   1957 Print · USGS

   The Virginia-Kentucky borderlands come alive in this mid-century survey of the mountain gaps and valley settlements. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like Crockett Cem, Shackelford Cem, and the rural White Shoals Ch.

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4. 1946 Map of Hubbard Springs, 1957 Print

   

   1946 Hubbard Springs

   1957 Print · USGS

   Lee County, Virginia, and the Kentucky borderlands are captured here in the mid-forties, showing a landscape defined by the Cumberland Mountain divide and the winding Powell River. Genealogists can trace family names at the Mc Clure Cem, Fleenortown, or the historic Jonesville Camp Ground.

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7. 1946 Map of Sneedville, 1958 Print

   

   1946 Sneedville

   1958 Print · USGS

   Hancock County and the Clinch River valley are shown here in the mid-1940s, a time when mountain gaps and river fords still shaped local life. Genealogists can trace family heritage through dozens of named sites like Vanderventer Cem, Thompson Mill, and Vardy Community Sch.

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10. 1946 Map of Ewing, 1962 Print

    

    1946 Ewing

    1962 Print · USGS

    The tri-state border country of Virginia and Kentucky comes alive here in the mid-1940s as the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is established. Trace local family history through Ball Cem and Richmond Cem, or locate long-standing landmarks like Kesterson Mill and Chattels Station Ch.

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13. 1946 Map of Back Valley, 1965 Print

    

    1946 Back Valley

    1965 Print · USGS

    Hancock County and Lee County residents lived along the ridges and river bends of the Clinch and Powell rivers just after the war. Researchers can trace family sites at the Wolfenbarger Cem, locate the Thompson Mill site, or find old schoolhouses like Sunnyside Sch.

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16. 1946 Map of Colemen Gap, 1970 Print

    

    1946 Colemen Gap

    1970 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee-Virginia border near Coleman Gap is defined by the winding Powell River and rural valley life in the mid-1940s. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Yeary Mill, Brooks Ferry, and the many cemeteries like Buchanan Cem or Ritchie Cem.

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19. 1946 Map of Stickleyville, 1970 Print

    

    1946 Stickleyville

    1970 Print · USGS

    Lee and Scott counties are captured here in the mid-twentieth century as small mountain communities remained centered around gap roads and river forks. Researchers can trace family sites like Odd Fellows Cem or locate the historic Daniel Boone Trail near Stickleyville.

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22. 1947 Map of Hubbard Springs, 1949 Print

    

    1947 Hubbard Springs

    1949 Print · USGS

    Lee County, Virginia, is captured here in the late 1940s as the rail and river geography defined its mountain communities. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations through numerous named landmarks like Wynn Cem, Russell Chapel, and the historic Boone Trail.

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25. 1947 Map of Sneedville, 1949 Print

    

    1947 Sneedville

    1949 Print · USGS

    Hancock County is mapped here in the late 1940s as a landscape of tight-knit river communities and high mountain ridges. Genealogists can trace family names at Vanderventer Cem and Goins Cem or locate rural landmarks like Thompson Mill.

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28. 1947 Map of Ben Hur, 1960 Print

    

    1947 Ben Hur

    1960 Print · USGS

    Lee County in the late 1940s reveals a mountain landscape defined by the Powell River and the winding Louisville and Nashville railroad. Genealogists can trace family names across Waddell Cem and Hyden Cem, or locate landmarks like Collier Mill and Poteet Ferry Bridge.

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31. 1947 Map of Duffield, 1963 Print

    

    1947 Duffield

    1963 Print · USGS

    Southwestern Virginia in the late 1940s reveals a landscape of ridge-and-valley settlements and vital rail corridors. Genealogists and historians can trace dozens of family-named cemeteries and rural landmarks like Hortons Summit, the Daniel Boone Trail, and the Natural Tunnel.

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34. 1947 Map of Looneys Gap, 1970 Print

    

    1947 Looneys Gap

    1970 Print · USGS

    The Clinch River valley in the late 1940s and late 1960s reveals a landscape of isolated ridge-and-valley settlements straddling the Virginia and Tennessee border. Researchers can trace ancestral locations at the County Farm, the Wake Forest School, and family plots like Sizemore Cem.

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37. 1948 Map of Back Valley, 1949 Print

    

    1948 Back Valley

    1949 Print · USGS

    The Tennessee-Virginia borderlands in the late 1940s reveal a community tied to the Powell River and its numerous crossings. Researchers can trace rural life through sites like Thompson Mill, the Wolfenbarger Cem, and the river-crossing at Baldwin Ford.

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40. 1948 Map of Stickleyville, 1949 Print

    

    1948 Stickleyville

    1949 Print · USGS

    In the late 1940s, the rural ridges of Lee and Scott Counties remained a land of family-named hollows and mountain gaps. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Stickleyville, find local landmarks like The Sinks, and locate several family cemeteries and country schools like Larmer School.

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43. 1948 Map of Rose Hill, 1949 Print

    

    1948 Rose Hill

    1949 Print · USGS

    Lee County, Virginia, and Harlan County, Kentucky, meet along this high mountain divide in the late 1940s. You can trace the historic Daniel Boone Trail and the Louisville and Nashville line past Rose Hill and Edda Mill.

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46. 1949 Map of Ben Hur

    

    1949 Ben Hur

    1949 Print · USGS

    Lee County, Virginia, in the late Forties is a landscape of mountain ridges and river crossings where the Louisville and Nashville rail line links valley settlements. Genealogists can trace family names across dozens of sites like McConnell Chapel, Ely Cem, and Waddell Cem.

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49. 1949 Map of Ewing

    

    1949 Ewing

    1949 Print · USGS

    The Kentucky and Virginia borderlands come to life in this mid-century survey of the Cumberland Gap region. Researchers can trace ancestral roots through dozens of family cemeteries like Richmond Cem or locate old industrial sites such as Cowan Mill and the County Industrial Sch.

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