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1911 Map of Abingdon

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Abingdon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1911
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1911

About this map

Glade Spring and Saltville serve as industrial and transit hubs in this detailed survey of Southwest Virginia's ridge-and-valley terrain. The Norfolk and Western RR facilitates movement through the mountain gaps, connecting settlements like Meadowview, Emory, and Sevenmile Ford. The map documents a diverse local economy, where industrial sites like the Quarry near Plasterco P.O. Gypsum exist alongside traditional water-powered operations such as Whites Mill, Giesler Mill, and De Busk Mill.

Social infrastructure is heavily concentrated in the lowlands, marked by numerous rural meeting places like Beech Grove Church and Greenfield Church, as well as education sites including High Point School. Along the South Fork Holston River, primitive transit points like Denton Ford and Avens Ford remain essential for crossing the waterways. The landscape transitions from the agricultural valley floors to the high elevations of Flattop Mountain and the prominent Elk Garden Ridge.