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1967 Map of Amaranth

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Amaranth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

State Game Lands No 49 and Buchanan State Forest dominate this section of the Ridge-and-Valley province, where ridges like Pole Ridge and Addison Ridge run parallel across the Bedford and Fulton County line. The landscape in the late 1960s was a mix of conservation land and small rural hamlets. The settlement of Robinsonville sits west of the forest boundary, while Amaranth serves as a central point along the eastern roads.

Evidence of early frontier history is preserved in labels like Indian Graves, situated near No Touchee Run. The map also documents the mid-century energy economy through a network of Gas Wells and a prominent pipeline corridor crossing the ridges. Genealogy researchers will find numerous rural landmarks, from Wards Ch and Sheeves Chapel to smaller clusters like Silver Mills and Lashley, which reveal the distributed nature of mountain communities before modern consolidation.