1960s Maps of Tazewell County, Virginia

1. 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.

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4. 1962 Map of Winston-Salem

   

   1962 Winston-Salem

   1962 Print · USGS

   The North Carolina Piedmont meets the Virginia highlands in the early sixties, showing the rail corridors and mountain gaps of the southern Appalachians. Researchers can trace the Blue Ridge Parkway or locate family sites near Winston-Salem, Mount Airy, and Hanging Rock Mountain.

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7. 1962 Map of Bramwell, 1964 Print

   

   1962 Bramwell

   1964 Print · USGS

   The coal and rail corridor of the West Virginia-Virginia border is frozen in time during the early sixties. Genealogists and historians can trace family plots at Pocahontas Cem and Mt Tabor Cem or locate industrial sites like the strip mines near Bramwell.

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10. 1962 Map of Bluefield, 1964 Print

    

    1962 Bluefield

    1964 Print · USGS

    The rail-and-ridge country of the West Virginia-Virginia border shows its mid-century growth and industrial character in the early sixties. Genealogists can locate family names at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cem or trace landmarks like Bluefield State Teachers College and Mountaineer Speedway.

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13. 1967 Map of Gary, 1971 Print

    

    1967 Gary

    1971 Print · USGS

    McDowell County's coal country is shown in detail during the late sixties, where the Norfolk and Western railway links industrial settlements. Genealogists can trace family roots in Gary, Thorpe, and Newhall, or locate specific Mines and Cemeteries along the Tug Fork.

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16. 1968 Map of Bastian, 1971 Print

    

    1968 Bastian

    1971 Print · USGS

    Bland and Tazewell Counties are captured in the late sixties, where the urban edge of Bluefield meets the dense ridges of the Jefferson National Forest. Genealogists and historians can trace rural life at Bastian, Hicksville, and Grapefield, or locate family landmarks like Green Valley Ch and Clear Fork Ch.

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19. 1968 Map of Tazewell North, 1971 Print

    

    1968 Tazewell North

    1971 Print · USGS

    The Clinch River valley and the West Virginia border come alive in the late 1960s, showing a landscape shaped by coal and rail. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Tazewell, the community at Bishop, and landmarks like Lila Chapel and Maplewood Cem.

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22. 1968 Map of Cove Creek, 1971 Print

    

    1968 Cove Creek

    1971 Print · USGS

    The Virginia mountain country near the Bland and Tazewell border is documented here in the late sixties. Genealogists and local historians can locate Maple Hill Cemetery, the Shawver Mill, and schools like Dudley Sch along the river valleys.

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25. 1968 Map of Richlands, 1972 Print

    

    1968 Richlands

    1972 Print · USGS

    Tazewell County's coal-and-rail corridor is pictured here in the late sixties, showing the industrial landscape along the Clinch River. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations at Red Ash, find Clinch Valley Mem Cemetery, or locate Southwest Virginia Community College.

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28. 1968 Map of Honaker, 1972 Print

    

    1968 Honaker

    1972 Print · USGS

    The rugged coal country of Russell and Buchanan Counties is captured here in the late sixties, showing the reach of the NORFOLK AND WESTERN railroad. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Ball Cem, Horton Ridge Ch, and the schools at Honaker and Givens Sch.

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31. 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.

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34. 1968 Map of Keen Mountain, 1972 Print

    

    1968 Keen Mountain

    1972 Print · USGS

    In the late sixties, the coal country of Buchanan County hummed with rail traffic and ridge-top mining. Researchers can trace family-named hollows and mining landmarks from Pilgrims Knob to Vandyke, including Bethany Ch and the Norfolk and Western line.

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37. 1968 Map of Tazewell South, 1972 Print

    

    1968 Tazewell South

    1972 Print · USGS

    The Clinch River valley and surrounding mountain ridges are captured here during the late sixties. Genealogists and local historians can trace the rural communities of Maiden and Asberrys alongside landmarks like Wittens Fort and Bundys Chapel.

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40. 1968 Map of Pounding Mill, 1972 Print

    

    1968 Pounding Mill

    1972 Print · USGS

    Tazewell County's coal and rail corridor comes to life in this survey from the late sixties. Researchers can trace the Norfolk and Western line past the quarry at Pounding Mill or locate old rural landmarks like Greens Chapel and Maiden Spring.

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43. 1968 Map of Amonate, 1972 Print

    

    1968 Amonate

    1972 Print · USGS

    The Virginia and West Virginia border in the late sixties reveals a coal-mining landscape shaped by deep hollows and the Norfolk and Western rail line. Researchers can trace historic company towns and settlements like Amonate, Vallscreek, and Dunford Village amidst a maze of strip mines.

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46. 1968 Map of Anawalt, 1972 Print

    

    1968 Anawalt

    1972 Print · USGS

    The coalfields of the West Virginia and Virginia border are shown here in the late sixties, where the Norfolk and Western rail lines link mountain hollows. Trace the industrial footprint of Jenkinjones or locate landmarks like the Abbs Valley Boissevain School.

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