1939 Map of Abingdon

About this map

Abingdon serves as the focal point of this late 1930s survey, showing a well-established town layout centered on the Norfolk and Western railway corridor. The surrounding Washington County landscape is defined by the winding courses of the Holston River Middle Fork and South Fork, which carve through the prominent Knobs and Chip Ridge. The mapping reveals a rural economy still deeply tied to its watercourses, evidenced by historic industrial sites like Stone Mill, Vance Mill, and Parks Mill located along Wolf Creek and its tributaries.