1900s (20th Century) Maps of Fairview, Virginia

1. 1935 Map of Stickleyville

   

   1935 Stickleyville

   1935 Print · USGS

   Southwest Virginia's mountain ridges and valley settlements are frozen in time just before the mid-century, showing a landscape defined by Wallen Ridge and the Powell River. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through landmarks like Carters Institute, Osborne Mill, and the Robinette Cem.

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4. 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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7. 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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10. 1955 Map of Johnson City

    

    1955 Johnson City

    1955 Print · USGS

    East Tennessee and the bordering highlands of Virginia and Kentucky appear here during the post-war industrial boom. You can trace the complex network of mountain ridges and new TVA lakes, from Johnson City to the coalfields near Middlesboro and Lynch.

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13. 1957 Map of Johnson City, 1966 Print

    

    1957 Johnson City

    1966 Print · USGS

    Upper East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia are shown here during the mid-sixties transition of the Appalachians. Researchers can trace the industrial rail hubs of Kingsport, the sprawling waters of Cherokee Lake, and the historic Cumberland Gap.

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16. 1960 Map of Johnson City

    

    1960 Johnson City

    1960 Print · USGS

    Upper East Tennessee and the surrounding tri-state area are shown in the mid-fifties during the height of the TVA reservoir era. Trace the industrial rail lines of the Southern and Louisville and Nashville between Kingsport and Johnson City.

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19. 1963 Map of Johnson City

    

    1963 Johnson City

    1963 Print · USGS

    The Tri-Cities and the surrounding Appalachian ridges are shown in detail during the early sixties, highlighting the era's vital rail and river networks. Genealogists and historians can trace the routes of the Clinchfield RR and locate settlements from Rogersville to Elizabethton.

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22. 1976 Map of Stickleyville, 1981 Print

    

    1976 Stickleyville

    1981 Print · USGS

    Lee County's mountain landscape is captured here in the mid-seventies, showing the valley settlements and steep ridges of southwestern Virginia. Genealogists and historians can trace the rural layouts of Stickleyville, Woodway, and Fairview between the peaks of Wallen Ridge.

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25. 1981 Map of Bristol

    

    1981 Bristol

    1981 Print · USGS

    Appalachia and the Tri-Cities region are shown at a peak of industrial and rail development in the early eighties. Researchers can trace the Clinchfield Railroad through the mountains or find local landmarks like King College and the Holston Army Ammunition Plant.

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