1800s (19th Century) Maps of Wythe County, Virginia

1. 1887 Map of Pocahontas

   

   1887 Pocahontas

   1887 Print · USGS

   The Virginia and West Virginia borderlands are shown here in the 1880s as the coal industry and railroads began to reshape the Appalachian ridges. Genealogists can locate early settlements and landmarks like Seddon (Bland C. H.), the valley at Burks Garden, and the Concord Church congregation.

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4. 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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7. 1889 Map of Wytheville

   

   1889 Wytheville

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   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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10. 1890 Map of Dublin

    

    1890 Dublin

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    The mountainous borderlands of Virginia and West Virginia are captured here in the late nineteenth century as industry and rail expanded along the New River. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of local commerce through sites like Pearisburg, the Belle Hampton Mine, and river crossings at Peppers Ferry.

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13. 1891 Map of Pocahontas

    

    1891 Pocahontas

    1891 Print · USGS

    The Virginia and West Virginia borderlands are captured here during the late nineteenth-century expansion of the coal and rail industries. Genealogists and researchers can locate early settlements like Sedon (Bland CH), Spanishburg, and Pocahontas along the newly laid Norfolk and Western Railroad.

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16. 1891 Map of Dublin

    

    1891 Dublin

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    Across Southwest Virginia and West Virginia in the late nineteenth century, the river and rail lines dictated the pace of mountain life. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous river crossings like Ingles Ferry and historic industry sites like Altoona Mines and Mercers Salt Works.

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19. 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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22. 1892 Map of Wytheville, 1897 Print

    

    1892 Wytheville

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    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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25. 1894 Map of Pocahontas

    

    1894 Pocahontas

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    The Virginia and West Virginia borderlands are shown here during the late nineteenth-century coal boom. Researchers can trace early railroad expansion through settlements like Pocahontas or locate family roots in mountain basins such as Burke Garden and Sed Don.

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28. 1895 Map of Pocahontas

    

    1895 Pocahontas

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    Coal mining towns and the Norfolk and Western RR line the border of Virginia and West Virginia in the late nineteenth century. Genealogists can trace the early layouts of Pocahontas, Bluefield, and the unusual enclosed valley of Burke Garden.

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31. 1896 Map of Hillsville

    

    1896 Hillsville

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    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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